away from home

idiom

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

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Surprisingly, Boston is a better team on the road at home, winning 26 of 35 games away from home this season. Kilty Cleary, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025 Grove City horses must have quite a reputation away from home when a man will come directly from Minneapolis to buy one. Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 This is the type of game — tight, tense, away from home — that Tottenham Hotspur never win. Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025 Restaurants react to consumers dining out less Food away from home has increased 3.6% over the 12-month period ending in December 2024, compared to a 2.5% increase for all food and a 2.9% increase in all items, according to the Labor Department's consumer price index. Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 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 19 Feb. 2025.

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