fall off the face of the earth

This is an emphatic expression that indicates a long period time has elapsed since the last encounter between friends. The expression is figurative and found in casual speech.

Usage of “fall off the face of the earth”

1. Did you fall off the face of the earth?

Examples of idiom “fall off the face of the earth” from Twitter

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  Dani_Moo:

  fell off the face of the earth for a short while, I made it back, no worries

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  hi_imdanielle:

  @Abe925 where did you go? You like fell off the face of the earth!

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  20ray10:

  its almost like he fell off the face of the earth! :) i love it.

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  PoseyRenee:

  Ha! RT @MrSix90: whatever happened to Ricki Lake and Jenny Jones? Its like they fell off the face of the earth lol