do a disappearing/vanishing act

Related to word: act

Idiom

Definition

  1. To suddenly disappear or become impossible to find, usually to avoid an obligation or an unwanted encounter.

    不解而去,避不見面

    • He does a disappearing act every time he needs to pay his bills.

      每次需要付帳單時,他就會突然消失。

    • He does a disappearing act as soon as the work gets hard.

      只要工作變得困難,他就會突然消失。

    • She did a vanishing act when she was asked to speak at the party.

      當她被要求在派對上發言時,她就突然消失了。