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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Esdras	EZ-drəs (English)	Biblical, Biblical Greek
Doreen	DAWR-een	English
Pollyanna	pahl-ee-AN-ə (English)	Literature
Gedeon	-	Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Moody	['mu:di]
RomÁN	-	Hungarian