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away from home

away from home prepositional phrase: away; at the venue of an opposing team or competitor.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (UK) Away; at the venue of an opposing team or competitor.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see away, from, home.
    • The robber took a gamble on the owners being away from home.

Questions about away from home

What does away from home mean?
Away from home means away; at the venue of an opposing team or competitor.
What part of speech is away from home?
Away from home is a prepositional phrase.

Words near away from home in the dictionary

  1. awawas
  2. away
  3. away at the races
  4. away day
  5. away days
  6. away from home
  7. away game
  8. away games
  9. away goal
  10. away goals
  11. away goals rule

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