vanishing act in English

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        "A vanishing trick."
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        "(literal) A vanishing trick."
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        "A scenario when someone abruptly or mysteriously leaves, becomes impossible to contact, or disappears from public view."
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        "(by extension, figurative) A scenario when someone abruptly or mysteriously leaves, becomes impossible to contact, or disappears from public view."
      ],
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        "broadly",
        "figuratively"
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  "word": "vanishing act"
}

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      "word": "pull a vanishing act"
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        "A vanishing trick."
      ],
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          "vanishing trick"
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        "(literal) A vanishing trick."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A scenario when someone abruptly or mysteriously leaves, becomes impossible to contact, or disappears from public view."
      ],
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        "(by extension, figurative) A scenario when someone abruptly or mysteriously leaves, becomes impossible to contact, or disappears from public view."
      ],
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        "figuratively"
      ]
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  "word": "vanishing act"
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"vanishing act" meaning in English

Noun