go AWOL

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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.

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His friend added: "We didn't go Awol because we wanted an ice cream; it was because things had got so out of hand. 'WE'D RATHER DIE THAN GO BACK' Awol pair find help from 'beasting' ... by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) Army chiefs believe family problems rather than a wish to avoid military service is the reason why most soldiers go awol. 1,000 awol Brit troops face prison; MISSING by The Mirror (London, England) Swift isn't the only Fort Lewis soldier to go AWOL. AWOL Army soldier Swift to face military trial by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)			go above and beyond duty go across go across to go after go against the grain go against the tide Go ahead go ahead (with go ahead, make my day go all the way go along go along with go amiss go ape go around go around and around go around doing go around in circles go astray go at like a boy killing snakes go at one another tooth and nail go away go away empty-handed go away with Go away! go AWOL go back a long way go back on word go back to square one go back to the drawing board go back to the salt mines go bad go badly with go ballistic go bananas go beet red go beetroot go before go begging go behind back go belly up go below go berserk go beyond go blank go broke go by the board go by the book go by the name of Go chase yourself! go cold turkey			go around doing go around in circles go around with go around with someone or something go as red as a beet go as red as a beetroot Go As You Please go astray go astray go at go at go at go at go at go at stab at go at a good clip go at it hammer and tongs go at it tooth and nail go at like a boy killing snakes go at one another tooth and nail go away go away go away go away go away Go Away and Find Out for Yourself go away empty-handed Go Away Troll go away with Go away! go AWOL* go awry go back go back go back a long way Go back N Go back N Go Back N Automatic Repeat Request Go Back N with Selective Feedback Go Back N with Selective Repeat go back on go back on go back on go back on go back on a commitment go back on a promise go back on one’s word go back on pledge go back on promise go back on word go back over go back to go back to Go Back to Frostfell Go Back to Game Talk go back to nature go back to nature go back to nature Go Back to Sleep go back to square one go back to the drawing board

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