What does 'vanish into thin air' mean? - YouTube
Feifei: This is The English We Speak. I'm Feifei.
Rob: And hello, I'm Rob.
Feifei: Rob, would you mind wiping those
crumbs from your mouth?
Rob: Ooops, sorry!
Feifei: Do you know, it's very strange
- I made a cake a last night and brought it to work
today to share with you.
Rob: That's very kind!
Feifei: Yes, but
it seems to have vanished into thin air.
Rob: Wow! You're a magician!
You've made a cake disappear!
Feifei: No, Rob.
The phrase 'to vanish into thin air' means
'to suddenly, mysteriously and completely disappear'.
You haven't seen the cake, have you, Rob?
Rob: No, Feifei – no sign of your
‘disappearing' cake.
Feifei: OK,
well let's hear some examples of this phrase.
Let's hope they haven't suddenly disappeared!
Examples: I can't remember where I've parked the car!
I think it's vanished into thin air.
Have you seen the boss?
Someone important needs to talk to him
but I can't find him anywhere.
It's like he's vanished into thin air.
Has anyone seen my glasses?
They've vanished into thin air.
Feifei: This is The English We Speak
from BBC Learning English
and we're learning about the expression
‘to vanish into thin air',
which can be used to describe a situation where
something mysteriously and suddenly disappears.
So any sign of my cake?
Rob: No.
Feifei: Very odd.
I put it on my desk this morning
and went to make a cup of coffee
and when I returned,
it had gone.
Dan: Great cake, Rob!
Thanks for sharing it!
I hope you'll be baking again soon!
See you!
Feifei: Rob!
Rob: Sorry, Feifei!
It was so tempting, so delicious,so I thought…
Feifei: So you thought you'd eat it!
Rob: It helped us demonstrate today's phrase.
Feifei: There's just one thing I
want to vanish into thin air.
Rob: Oh yeah? And what's that?
Feifei: You, Rob!
Now I'm off to bake a cake
- for me.
Rob: See you!
Oh, she's gone!
