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What is another word for went on the lam?

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Verb

Past tense for to break free from confinement or control

beat a hasty retreat

broke away from

made a run for it

did a moonlight flit

made a break for it

made oneself scarce

did a disappearing act

did a vanishing act

headed for the hills

showed a clean pair of heels

slipped through your fingers

took French leave

took it on the lam

took on the lam

took to your heels

absented yourself

made your escape

extricated oneself

departed suddenly

departed secretly

made a quick getaway

beaten a hasty retreat

done a disappearing act

taken French leave

done a moonlight flit

taken it on the lam

gone on the lam

made a quick exit

beaten a retreat

slung your hook

abstracted oneself

disappeared from

hopped the stick

packed your bags

hopped the twig

taken to your heels

got out of my sight

said your goodbyes

absented oneself from

betaken oneself

done a vanishing act

shifted one's ground

headed out from

removed oneself

shut oneself away in

gone and jump in the lake

setted out from

took yourself off

gone jump in the lake

took oneself off from

cut and run from

shut oneself away

taken yourself off

went and jump in the lake

pulled up stakes

cleared out from

taken oneself off from

secluded oneself

went jump in the lake

broken away from

gotten away with

taken on the lam

went like lightning

gone like lightning

run for the hills

bailed out from

changed loyalties

took your leave of

revolted against

disengaged from

stepped on the gas

made oneself scarce from

changed allegiances

headed off from

changed your mind

fallen away from

slipped out from

took a long walk on a short pier

checked out from

taken a long walk on a short pier

made a dash for it

left in the lurch

left holding the bag

run like scared rabbit

gone over the fence

taken your leave of

left high and dry

said goodbye to

gotten under way

cleared off from

removed oneself from

gotten a move on

got on your bike

went over the fence

made quick exit

pulled out from

ran like scared rabbit

gone and chase yourself

went and chase yourself

gotten cracking

went to one's room

gone to one's room

ran for the hills

done a bunk from

did a bunk from

gave the slip to

taken leave from

given the slip to

took leave from

took a hike from

taken a hike from

went absent without leave

gone absent without leave

gone over to the enemy

went over to the enemy

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“In 1990, while awaiting trial for stealing millions from an armored-truck company, Ojeda snipped off his electronic monitoring bracelet and went on the lam.”

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went on the blink

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went on the air

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