equals "on the lam". Nothing personal, I've seen others use that speling also.
"...on the lam- Running away, especially from the police, as in He's always in some kind of trouble and perpetually on the lam. The origin of this slangy term of the 1800s is not known." From freedictionary.com
Right you are, my oops.
On the lamb/goat/sheep is a muslim thing.