| 词汇 | vanished into the woodwork |
| 释义 | (redirected from vanished into the woodwork)vanish into the woodworkTo recede or absent oneself from public view; to become or remain hidden in society. The former movie star, never one to vanish into the woodwork, launched a very successful chain of restaurants and eventually ran for public office in Washington state. I think people expected us to vanish into the woodwork after the referendum results, but we made sure to stay firmly in the eye of the public. vanish into (or come or crawl out of) the woodwork(of an unpleasant person or thing) disappear into (or emerge from) obscurity. informalThe implication here is that the people or things concerned are like cockroaches or other unpleasant creatures living in the crevices of skirting boards and cupboards. |
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