disappearing act

English

Noun

disappearing act (plural disappearing acts)

1. A sudden disappearance; the act of leaving unexpectedly.
   • 1982, William Repka, Dangerous Patriots: Canada's Unknown Prisoners of War:

     He suggested that we do a disappearing act some morning as soon as we got to the woods and he would make sure that the alarm would not be given […]

   • 2001, Richard Azzolini, There's a Chef in Your Freezer:

     Onions do a disappearing act as they cook, shrinking about 80 percent of their volume.

   • 15 May 2013, Daniel Taylor, “Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic climbs highest to sink Benfica”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     It was a remarkable climax to a match that ended with another of those disappearing acts from John Terry only to re-emerge, in full kit, so he could climb the steps, shake the hands of Eusébio, Michel Platini and all the other dignitaries, then help Frank Lampard to lift the trophy.

Translations

Translations

• Spanish: mutis por el foro

See also

• French leave