Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

off-from-the-face-of-the-earth

idiom

ɔf frəm ðə feɪs ʌv ði ˈɜrθ

Definition

To disappear completely or to be removed entirely from existence, often implying a dramatic vanishing.

Examples

After the scandal, he seemed to have disappeared off-from-the-face-of-the-earth.
When she left town, it was as if she had gone off-from-the-face-of-the-earth.
The missing report was so important that it felt like it had vanished off-from-the-face-of-the-earth.

Meaning

The phrase suggests that something or someone has gone so completely that there is no trace or evidence remaining, as if they have been erased from the world.