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wie vom Erdboden verschluckt: vanished into thin air — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

Dictionarywie vom Erdboden verschluckt

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wie vom Erdboden verschluckt

vanished into thin air

to have disappeared completely and mysteriously, leaving no obvious trace

IPA/viː fɔm ˈeːɐ̯tˌboːdn̩ fɛɐ̯ˈʃlʊkt/

The strongest phrase stress usually falls on “verschluckt”.

Meaning 1neutral · 87%

to have disappeared completely and mysteriously, leaving no obvious trace

Mein Schlüssel ist wie vom Erdboden verschluckt.

Nach dem Vorfall war der Verdächtige wie vom Erdboden verschluckt.

Seit der Kündigung ist der ehemalige Kollege wie vom Erdboden verschluckt.

The idiom is figurative and common in spoken or journalistic language. It emphasizes that a person or object cannot be found despite searching.

— suddenly gone without a trace

plötzlich wie vom Erdboden verschluckt

Use this idiom when someone or something has disappeared so completely that no clear trace remains.

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What does “wie vom Erdboden verschluckt” mean?

Category: phrase
grammar role: predicative idiom
forms: wie vom Erdboden verschluckt
Sentence patterns: jemand/etwas ist wie vom Erdboden verschluckt · plötzlich wie vom Erdboden verschluckt sein

The idiom describes someone or something that has disappeared completely and cannot be found.