disappear without a trace; no news
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
like a stone dropped into the sea—used to describe something that disappears completely or receives no response; to vanish without a trace
Commonly used to describe letters, emails, job applications, or requests that receive no reply. The tone is usually neutral to slightly negative.
Wǒ我
jì寄
chū出
qù去
de的
xìn信
shí石
chén沉
dà大
hǎi海
，
yī一
zhí直
méi没
yǒu有
huí回
yīn音
。
The letter I sent disappeared like a stone dropped into the sea—there's been no reply at all.
Tā他
tóu投
le了
jǐ几
shí十
fèn份
jiǎn简
lì历
，
dōu都
shí石
chén沉
dà大
hǎi海
。
He sent out dozens of resumes, but they all vanished without a trace.
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Zhè这
gè个
xiāo消
xī息
fā发
chū出
qù去
hòu后
shí石
chén沉
dà大
hǎi海
，
méi没
yǒu有
rèn任
hé何
rén人
huí回
yìng应
。
After this message was sent out, it was like a stone sinking into the sea—nobody responded at all.
Bào报
jǐng警
zhī之
hòu后
，
àn案
jiàn件
què却
shí石
chén沉
dà大
hǎi海
。
After the police were called, the case sank like a stone into the sea—nothing ever came of it.