away from home

idiom

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

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That tally includes 13 points salvaged away from home, the most in the division, though there was no need for this at Leicester, who have not scored at the King Power since December 8. Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025 Phoenix has struggled away from home, holding a 12-27 road record. John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025 The soldiers had been away from home for up to a year. Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2025 The win at Capital One Arena was Orlando’s fifth straight away from home. Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 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 16 Apr. 2025.

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