away from home

idiom

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

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In Jacksonville, Florida, a 5-year-old wandered away from home in the early morning hours. Ronnie Li, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025 Kieran McKenna’s side beat Spurs away from home, though. Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025 With regular time spent away from home, trips overseas and the risk of being traded anywhere, there aren’t many constants. Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025 Firearms can also be temporarily and voluntarily stored away from home at local gun shops during a time of risk, or for other reasons, such as home renovation, military deployment or travel. Emmy Betz, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 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 17 Sep. 2025.

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