away from home

idiom

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

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Even the minimum requirement — qualifying for the Champions League — depends on it because six points out of a possible 18 away from home so far is pitiful. James Pearce, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025 When the ship sank in 1975, the younger O’Brien was 17 and away from home for his first semester of college. Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 9 Nov. 2025 Following Boise State’s season-opening loss to South Florida in August, many fans began to question why the team opens away from home so frequently. Idaho Statesman, 7 Nov. 2025 Grace’s playfully feral wantonness is funny and bewitching, but her schtick loses its luster for Jackson, who takes a job that keeps him away from home, leaving her with the baby. Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 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 20 Nov. 2025.

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