the  ground   open  up and  swallow   somebody
the
ðə
dhē
<abbr style="text-decoration: underline;" title="ground / floor / earth" > ground </abbr>
graʊnd
grawnd
open
ɔ:
aw
up
flɔ:
flaw
and
ɔ:
aw
swallow
ɜ:θ
ēth
somebody
ʌp
ap
the (ground|floor|earth) (would open up and|) [swallow] {sb}
the (ground|floor|earth) would (open up and|) [swallow] {sb}

Définition et signification de « the ground open up and swallow somebody » en anglais

the ground open up and swallow somebody
01

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
idiome
Exemples
When she tripped in front of the whole class, she wished the ground would open up and swallow her. 
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