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go AWOL

See: ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE.

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absent without leave (AWOL)

[absent without leave (AWOL)] {adj.} Absent without permission; used mostly in the military. * /Jack left Fort Sheridan without asking his commanding officer, and was punished for going AWOL./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

AWOL

[AWOL] See: [ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

take off

[take off] {v. phr.} 1a. To leave fast; depart suddenly; run away. * /The dog took off after a rabbit./ Compare: [LIGHT OUT]. 1b. {informal} To go away; leave. * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

take one's leave

[take one's leave] or [take leave of] {v. phr.}, {formal} To say good-bye and leave. * /He stayed on after most of the guests had taken their leave./ * /The […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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