Disappear/vanish off the face of the earth

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To suddenly and completely disappear, so no one knows where you are.

Her father vanished off the face of the earth when she was just a baby.
Visual representation of "disappear/vanish off the face of the earth" - To suddenly and completely disappear, so no one knows where you are

Often appears as...

  • he has vanished off the face of the earth
  • she suddenly vanished off the face of the earth

Usage tips

Idiomatic

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Sudden Mystery

Used when someone disappears unexpectedly and no one can explain where they went.

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One day she was here, and the next, she had vanished off the face of the earth.
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Not Literally

This phrase is figurative, not meaning the person literally left the planet.

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I didn’t literally vanish off the face of the earth, I just stopped using social media.
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