be conspicuous by absence



be conspicuous by your absence

  (humorous)
if someone is conspicuous by their absence, people notice that they are not present in a place where they are expected to be Helen was conspicuous by her absence at the meeting yesterday.
See also: absence, conspicuous

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
RobertRAH-bərt (English), ro-BER (French), RO-bert (German), RO-bərt (Dutch), RAW-bert (Polish), RO-byert (Russian), RO-beert (Russian)English, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Russian, Slovene,
Lyle[lail]
Leonorele-o-NO-rəGerman
HÜSnİYe-Turkish
Mehdi-Persian
LennyLEN-eeEnglish