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vanishing act
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vanishing act
(noun)
vanishing act
noun
vanishing act
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of VANISHING ACT
[
singular
]
informal
:
an occurrence in which someone or something suddenly goes away or disappears
He
pulled a vanishing act
[=he disappeared] when the check for the meal arrived.
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