on furlough
idiom
                                
              
          
                                                      : with permission to be away or required to be away for a period of time from the place where one is stationed or working : experiencing such a time away                                      
              
                             
soldiers going home on furlough
                                       workers on furlough from their jobs
                         
                
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  Merriam-Webster unabridged




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