disappear into thin air
evaporate into thin air
vanish into thin air
To disappear quickly, without leaving a trace.
Money seems to disappear into thin air these days.
Jack just vanished into thin air before the meeting had started.
dive right into something
Погрузиться во что-то с головой.
When university started some of the students decided to dive right into their studies.
Когда начался учебный год, некоторые студенты сразу же ушли в учёбу с головой.
do a stretch
do time
doing time
To spend time in jail serving one's sentence.
Jake has disappeared from view for a while; he is doing a stretch for dope smuggling.
do by someone or something
To deal with; treat. Used with a qualifying adverb between do and by.
Andy's employer always does very well by him.
do in
To ruin; destroy.
Mr. Smith's business was done in by a fire that burned down his store.
To kill; murder.
The poor man was done in by two gangsters who ran away after the crime.
To make tired; exhaust.
The boys were done in after their long hike.
To cheat; swindle.
Mr. Jones was done in by two men who claimed to be collecting money for orphans and widows.
do one's thing
do one's own thing
To do what one does well and actually enjoys doing.
Two thousand fans paid $15 each to hear the rock group do their thing.
To follow one's bent; for example, to be engaged in left-wing politics, some sort of meditation, or use of drugs (particularly in the sixties).
The hippies were doing their own thing when the cops came and busted them.
To be engaged in an unusual activity that strikes others as odd.
Leave Jim alone, he's just doing his own thing when he's standing on his head.
do someone out of something
To cause to lose by trickery or cheating.
The clerk in the store did me out of $2.00 by overcharging me.
do the business
To do what is needed or wanted; get the job done; take proper action.
The boys had trouble in rolling the stone, but four of them did the business.
When the little boy cut his finger a bandage did the business.