pull a Crater
v. phr.— «Over the years, the intrigue of the judge’s disappearance became so imbedded in New York City’s public consciousness that the term “Pulling a Crater” became slang for vanishing.» —“Judge Crater Abruptly Appears, at Least in Public Consciousness” by William K. Rashbaum New York Times Aug. 20, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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