away from home

idiom

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

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Salmon said his counselor suggested his attraction to men was his father’s fault because his job kept him away from home a lot, causing Salmon to identify more with his mother. Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025 The pair will travel over 18,000 miles on two wheels, passing through 25 countries and spending over a year away from home. Ben Church, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025 That position kept Jon away from home for 10 to 12 days at a time, in states spanning from Maine to Nebraska. Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025 Valora had previously wandered away from home in 2020 and was later found a few hours later at a nearby church, according to the site. David Chiu, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 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 10 Oct. 2025.

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