to vanish without a trace
1vanish — van|ish [ˈvænıʃ] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: evanir, from [i]Vulgar Latin exvanire, from Latin evanescere; EVANESCENT] 1.) to disappear suddenly, especially in a way that cannot be easily explained ▪ My keys were here a minute ago… …
2trace — trace1 [ treıs ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to find someone or something that you are looking for by asking questions and getting information: Detectives have so far failed to trace the missing woman. trace someone to something: They finally traced… …
3vanish — verb (I) 1 to disappear suddenly, especially in a way that cannot be easily explained: When I turned round again, the boy had vanished. | vanish into thin air (=disappear completely in a very mysterious way) | vanish without a trace/vanish off… …
4trace — trace1 [treıs] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(find somebody/something)¦ 2¦(origins)¦ 3¦(history/development)¦ 4¦(copy)¦ 5¦(with your finger)¦ 6 trace a call ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: tracier, from Vulgar Latin tractiare to pull , from …
5trace */*/ — I UK [treɪs] / US verb [transitive] Word forms trace : present tense I/you/we/they trace he/she/it traces present participle tracing past tense traced past participle traced 1) a) to find someone or something that you are looking for by asking… …
6vanish — verb 1 disappear suddenly and completely ADVERB ▪ just, simply ▪ I turned around and she had simply vanished. ▪ abruptly, instantly, promptly, suddenly …
7vanish — verb 1) he vanished without a trace Syn: disappear, be lost to sight/view, become invisible, vanish into thin air, recede from view, dematerialize Ant: appear, materialize 2) all hope of freedom vanished Syn …
8vanish into thin air — disappear without a trace, disappear without leaving clues as to where …
9vanish into thin air — See: DISAPPEAR INTO THIN AIR …
10vanish into thin air — See: DISAPPEAR INTO THIN AIR …
