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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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vanished into thin air
0 All three hundred people aboard vanished into thin air. 02 br
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00 Hi, 02 br
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00 I presume that "vanished into thin air" in the above refer to "disappeared completely," but why does it mean so? Besides, how should I understand "thin air?" Thanks. 0-
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00 Hi, 02 br
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00 I presume that "vanished into thin air" in the above refer to "disappeared completely," but why does it mean so? Besides, how should I understand "thin air?" Thanks. 0-
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0 Thanks, Marius. 02 br
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00 To make sure, is it correct to paraphrase "vanished into thin air" as "vanished and became thin air?" 0-
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00 To make sure, is it correct to paraphrase "vanished into thin air" as "vanished and became thin air?" 0-
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0 "vanished into thin air" 02 br
00 It could mean in 01 b 00 literal 02 b 00 terms: 02 br
00 "transformed itself into thin air" 02 br
00 "became thin air" 02 br
00 "disappeared in the air around" 02 br
00 but use only the original. 0-
00 It could mean in 01 b 00 literal 02 b 00 terms: 02 br
00 "transformed itself into thin air" 02 br
00 "became thin air" 02 br
00 "disappeared in the air around" 02 br
00 but use only the original. 0-
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