drop out of sight

drop out of sight
drop out of sight
1. Lit. to fall behind something and be seen no longer. •

The pen dropped out of sight behind the sofa nevermore to be seen.

2. Fig. to disappear from public view; [for someone] to go into hiding. •

The robbers dropped out of sight and the crime was never solved.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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