off the face of the earth

off the face of the earth

1. Completely gone; vanished without a trace. Jen was the biggest social butterfly I knew, but then one day it seemed like she just dropped off the face of the earth.
2. Totally eradicated; destroyed with nothing remaining. I've vowed to wipe these terrorist scumbags off the face of the earth.
See also: earth, face, of, off
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