[into thin air] {adv. phr.} Without anything left; completely. * /When Bob returned to the room, he was surprised to find that his books had vanished into thin air./ Compare: […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

thin

[thin] See: [INTO THIN AIR], [OUT OF THIN AIR], [SIT ON THIN ICE], [SPREAD ONESELF TOO THIN], [THROUGH THICK AND THIN], [WEAR THIN]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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out of one's wits

[out of one's wits] See: [SCARE OUT OF ONE'S WITS].

Charles M. Schulz

(1922--) U.S. cartoonist Life is like a ten-speed bike. Most of us have gears we never use.

24 English Accents

Listen how it sounds in: British - Southern English - East - London - Cockney. British (Jamaican influenced) - Southern […]

hard cheese

[hard cheese] {n.} Bad luck.

give or take

[give or take] {v, phr.} To add or subtract. Used with a round number or date to show how approximate it is. * /The house […]

half

[half] See: [GO HALVES], [GO OFF HALF-COCKED] also [GO OFF AT HALF COCK], [IN HALF], [SIX OF ONE AND HALF-A-DOZEN OF THE […]

come down with

[come down with] {v.}, {informal} To become sick with; catch. * /We all came down with the mumps./ * /After being out in the […]

let the chips fall where they may

[let the chips fall where they may] {v. phr.} To pay no attention to the displeasure caused others by your actions. * /The […]