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English to Polish translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | | English term or phrase: take the lam | He couldn’t face the future in the slammer, so he took the lam after the robbery. He got away clean.
Zniknac bez sladu |
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| | prysn±ć | Explanation: uciec, prysn±ć (z więzienia)
lam- an escape from prison
take it on the lam- to run away, to escape (esp. from proson)
[Cassell's Dictionary of Slang]
ew. je¶li jednak nie chodzi o ucieczkę z więzienia:
ulotnić się, prysn±ć |
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| May 7, 2005 - Changes made by Joanna Borowska: | | Field | Other => Art/Literary | | May 6, 2005 - Changes made by leff: | | Level | Non-PRO => PRO |
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