conspicuous by absence
Related to conspicuous by absence: cut some slack, give it a shot, fleeting glance, pick up on
conspicuous by (one's)/it's absence
Especially noticeable because of being missing or absent (from something). You're the loudest one in the class, so of course you're conspicuous by your absence! The governor's economic stimulus plan was conspicuous by its absence during his speech this afternoon.
See also: absence, by, conspicuous
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
*conspicuous by one's absence
Cliché noticeably absent (from an event). (*Typically: be ~; made ~.) How could the bride's father miss the wedding? He was certainly conspicuous by his absence.
See also: absence, by, conspicuous
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- conspicuous by (one's)/it's absence
- conspicuous by its absence
- conspicuous by your absence
- conspicuous by your/its absence
- be conspicuous by (one's) absence
- conspicuous
- make a drama out of
- make a drama out of (something)
- make a mountain of a molehill
- mole