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Originally posted by mmm3587
I hear (otherwise smart and precise) people (especially partners at my firm) use it to mean "unavailable" all the time.
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Since I only ever hear it used by a particular kind of male lawyer, I always assumed it was meant in
the football sense; i.e., away from the office and therefore the protection of the blockers. No idea why the definite article gets dropped, though. Probably a confusion with the expense meaning of "out of pocket."
