disappear (redirected from disappeared)

disappear/vanish into thin air

out of thin air - if something appears or is made out of thin air, it suddenly and mysteriously appears or is made. He ran away eight years ago and it was as though he vanished into thin air. Have you seen my calculator? It seems to have disappeared into thin air.

See also: air, thin, vanish

disappear/vanish off the face of the earth (British, American & Australian, American)

to disappear completely. We lost contact with Ed after he left college - he just disappeared off the face of the earth.

See also: earth, face, vanish

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disappear into thin air

to suddenly become impossible to see or find. Police say the suspect seems to have disappeared into thin air. When Jim opened his eyes, the bear had vanished into thin air.

See also: air, thin