Into thin air Meaning in English
expression
释义
If something disappears 'into thin air,' it vanishes suddenly and completely without a trace. Usually refers to people or things that are gone in a mysterious or unexpected way.
用法与细微差别
This is an idiom, not to be taken literally. Commonly used in past tense ('vanished into thin air'). Used for disappearances that are mysterious or unexplainable, not for ordinary lost objects.
例句
The magician made the rabbit disappear into thin air.
basic
My keys seemed to vanish into thin air.
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The money was here, then it was gone into thin air.
basic
He left the party and just vanished into thin air—nobody saw him go.
natural
All my doubts disappeared into thin air after talking to her.
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It’s like the documents vanished into thin air—there’s no record of them anywhere.
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