the ground open up and swallow somebody
the (ground|floor|earth) (would open up and|) [swallow] {sb}
the (ground|floor|earth) would (open up and|) [swallow] {sb}
the ground open up and swallow somebody
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يا ليت الأرض تبتلعه, يتمنى الاختفاء
used to wish that one could disappear or not have existed at all so as not to have to tolerate such embarrassment
![the (ground|floor|earth) [open] up and [swallow] {sb} definition and meaning](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/19596/original/embarrassed?type=jpeg "the (ground|floor|earth) [open] up and [swallow] {sb} definition and meaning")
idiom
أمثلة
I wanted the floor to open up and swallow me.
بعدما فشلت نكتته، تمنّى لو ابتلعته الأرض.
