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Idiom

if I'm not there, start without me

Meaning

I am not interested in the event and do not plan to attend.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“I have other plans, so if I'm not there, start without me.”

“I am busy working late tonight, so if I'm not there, start without me and enjoy the dinner.”

“Knowing the meeting would likely be a tedious waste of time, he sent a brief message stating that if he was not there, they should start without him.”

Examples

simple

“I have other plans, so if I'm not there, start without me.”

contextual

“I am busy working late tonight, so if I'm not there, start without me and enjoy the dinner.”

complex

“Knowing the meeting would likely be a tedious waste of time, he sent a brief message stating that if he was not there, they should start without him.”

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