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time off
Idioms and Phrases
A break from one's employment or school, as in I need some time off from teaching to work on my dissertation , or He took time off to make some phone calls . [First half of 1900s]Example Sentences
I know the lads enjoy it and that's their time off.
Taking time off for parental leave is not only difficult to attain but a hindrance to a sushi chef’s career.
Shortly before her death, Ms Wood rang her employer to say she needed to take some time off because of her partner's mental health and that he was threatening to kill himself.
Dan's pain continued to get worse, until he was "near enough screaming on the floor in pain" and had to take time off work.
Reublinger says when she needs to travel for treatment, her husband has to take time off work to take her.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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