on leave

In the midst of an official extended absence from one's work, school, etc. Jane just had a baby, so she's on leave. I've been on leave for the past few weeks as my illness has gotten worse.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Staley	['steili]
Lauri	LOW-ree	Finnish
ÈVe	EV	French
Eleazar	el-ee-AY-zər (English)	Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Enok	E-nok (Swedish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Byung-Ho	byung-ho	Korean