Definition: a rapid escape (as by criminals)
Usage: the thieves made a clean getaway; after the expose he had to take it on the lam
Main entry: flail, lam, thrash, thresh
Definition: give a thrashing to; beat hard
Main entry: head for the hills, hightail it, escape, fly the coop, lam, break away, bunk, run, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail
Definition: flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
Usage: If you see this man, run!; The burglars escaped before the police showed up