Idiom
gone fishing
Meaning
Unavailable, having taken time off for recreation.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Don't call him today because he has gone fishing.”
“The office is empty today because the entire team has gone fishing for the long weekend.”
“After years of relentless professional pressure, he finally decided he had gone fishing, leaving his responsibilities behind for a much-needed period of solitude.”
Examples
simple
“Don't call him today because he has gone fishing.”
contextual
“The office is empty today because the entire team has gone fishing for the long weekend.”
complex
“After years of relentless professional pressure, he finally decided he had gone fishing, leaving his responsibilities behind for a much-needed period of solitude.”
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