from the face of the earth

1. Of something that disappears, completely or without a trace. Jen was the biggest social butterfly I knew, but then one day it seemed like she just disappeared from the face of the earth. They used to have a really cool app, but it seems to have vanished from the face of the earth. Ah, there they are! I was convinced that pair of shoes must have disappeared from the face of the earth.

2. Of something that is eradicated, completely or with nothing remaining. I've vowed to wipe these terrorist scumbags from the face of the earth. Wow, the hurricane swept that entire village from the face of the earth? There's no way we'll be able to wipe this crime syndicate from the face of the earth, it's just too expansive!