vanish (redirected from vanishes)

vanish away

to disappear. (The away is considered redundant.) The pizza vanished away in no time at all. The city lights vanished away as dawn broke.

See also: away

vanish from something

to disappear from something or some place. The money vanished from the desk drawer. My glasses have vanished from sight again.

vanish into something

to disappear by going into something. All the deer vanished into the forest. Money seems to vanish into a black hole.

vanish into thin air

Cliché to disappear without leaving a trace. My money gets spent so fast. It seems to vanish into thin air. When I came back, my car was gone. I had locked it, and it couldn't have vanished into thin air!

See also: air, thin

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

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

See also: disappear, earth, face

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disappear into thin air also vanish 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, disappear, thin