away from home

idiom

: not at one's house
I will be away from home for two weeks.

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Our two children, a son 24 and a daughter 20, were away from home. Bill Thomas, Outdoor Life, 24 Apr. 2025 San Diego won its first two road matches but has since lost three in a row away from home. Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2025 Theft protections can be triggered by a location — if the phone is away from home, or an incident — the phone detecting that it might have been snatched from its user. Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025 He was married with a child, but his duties with the Firefly resistance group took him away from home. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for away from home

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“Away from home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/away%20from%20home. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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