away from home

idiom

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

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Remember: Brits away from home right now can use NordVPN to access BBC iPlayer while travelling abroad. Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 May 2025 Especially away from home, the Nuggets can’t afford to give up back-breaking momentum 3s out of broken plays or second-chance scrambles. Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 16 May 2025 In 2023, consumer spending on food away from home increased to $1.5 trillion, up from $1.3 trillion in 2022, marking a significant shift as dining out expenditures surpassed grocery spending. Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 15 May 2025 Where in 2024 Wrexham played just one warm-up friendly after returning from Vancouver — a 1-0 win over Fleetwood Town — maybe this time there will be a couple, more than likely away from home due to the new £1.7m pitch needing time to bed in before the season proper starts on August 8/9/10. Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 May 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 24 May. 2025.

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