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Phrase(s): take ((some) time) off from work
Go to take off from work., Phrase(s): take off from work [and] take ((some) time) off from work; take off (from work)
not to appear at one’s place of work for a period of time, hours or days. (Often used of an excused or planned absence.) • I will have to take off from work to go to the doctor. • I want to take some time off from work and paint the house. • Ken took off from work when he was ill.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs