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16-Mar-2009, 17:23

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drop off the face of the Earth

what does that sentence mean "drop off the face of the Earth"? is it some kind of idiom? can someone explain that to me, please?
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16-Mar-2009, 19:59

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Re: drop off the face of the Earth

Somebody who drops off the face of the Earth vanishes without a trace.

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