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Hi,

I am a new user and wish to get what the following idiom/expression means- drop off the face of the earth.

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Hi,

I am a new user and wish to get what the following idiom/expression means- drop off the face of the earth.

thank you.
This means to disappear without a trace.
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Thank you much for your help.
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This means to disappear without a trace.
Could you please give us an example?

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Melanie vanished from her parent's holiday flat. It is as if she has dropped off the face of the earth.
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