go AWOL

to become absent without leave. (Originally military.) Private Smith went AWOL last Wednesday. Now he's in a military prison. Tom went AWOL and finally we had to fire him.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Osher	-	Hebrew
Chedomir	-	Macedonian, Medieval Slavic
Hasim	-	Arabic
Amar (2)	-	Bosnian
Bowen	['bəuən]
Charmion	-	Ancient Greek