"in a puff of smoke" meaning in English

See in a puff of smoke in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in a puff of smoke, {{en-PP}} in a puff of smoke
  1. Disappearing suddenly.
    Sense id: en-in_a_puff_of_smoke-en-prep_phrase-~jCqa17O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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