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   Dis·ap·pear·ing act

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   • 1. an instance of someone being impossible to find, especially when they are required to face something unpleasant. informal

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   What does a disappearing act mean?

   • Vanish, as in As soon as the teacher came outside, Mary did a disappearing act. This expression describes a sudden disappearance as if by magic and presumably alludes to a magician's performance. [ Colloquial; early 1900s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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   What is the disappearing about?

   • The Disappearing: Future Events That Will Rock the World presents the wind-up of human history. It chronicles what set in motion and is driving this heaven-directed, end-times drama. It’s the conclusion of the greatest story ever told. What we’re witnessing today is about to bring down the curtain of prophecy’s final act.

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   What is the root word of disappearing act?

   • Earlier was disparish (early 15c.), from French disparaiss-, stem of disparaître. Related: Disappeared; disappearing; disappears. Slang disappearing act is originally of magic shows; in figurative sense of "getting away" first attested 1913.

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   What is pull a Vanishing Act?

   • Definition of pull a vanishing act. : to go somewhere out of sight : to disappear He pulled a vanishing act when the check for the meal arrived.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDO A DISAPPEARING/VANISHING ACT - Cambridge Dictionary

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   do a disappearing/vanishing act. idiom. Add to word list. Add to word list. to go away, usually because you do not want to do something or meet someone: Tina always does a vanishing act when my mother comes to stay. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

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   do a disappearing act. go away without being seen to go, especially when someone is looking for you. The suggestion here is that the person has vanished as completely and inexplicably as things vanish in a magician's act. See also: act, disappear. Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › vanishing-actDefinition of 'vanishing act' - Collins Online Dictionary

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   5 days ago · A vanishing act is when someone is impossible to contact, or disappears from public view.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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   Do-a-disappearing-act definition: To vanish (to make something vanish). ... Find similar words to do-a-disappearing-act using the buttons below.

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   May 16, 2024 · The meaning of PULL A VANISHING ACT is to go somewhere out of sight : to disappear. How to use pull a vanishing act in a sentence.

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   Britannica Dictionary definition of VANISHING ACT. [singular] informal. : an occurrence in which someone or something suddenly goes away or disappears. He pulled a vanishing act [=he disappeared] when the check for the meal arrived.