absent (oneself) from
absent (oneself) from
To leave a place, often to avoid something. If my ex-boyfriend does come, I'm going to absent myself from the party.
See also: absent
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- absent
- absent (oneself) from (someone or something)
- absent oneself from
- beat a (hasty) retreat
- beat a hasty retreat
- bunk (something)
- bunked
- skive
- skive (something)
- keep somebody's seat, etc. warm