into thin air

into thin air {adv. phr.}

Without anything left; completely.

When Bob returned to the room, he was surprised to find that his books had vanished into thin air.

Compare: OUT OF THIN AIR.

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out of thin air

[out of thin air] {adv. phr.} Out of nothing or from nowhere. * /The teacher scolded Dick because his story was made out of thin air./ * /On the way […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

thin

[thin] See: [INTO THIN AIR], [OUT OF THIN AIR], [SIT ON THIN ICE], [SPREAD ONESELF TOO THIN], [THROUGH THICK AND THIN], [WEAR THIN]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[wear thin] {v.} 1. To become thin from use, wearing, or the passing of time. * /My old pair of pants has worn thin at the knees./ * /This old […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

disappear

[disappear] or [evaporate] or [vanish into thin air] {v. phr.} To disappear quickly, without leaving a trace. * /Money seems to disappear into thin air these days./ * /Jack just […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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