go missing
verb1
To disappear without explanation; to become lost.
- United's defence went missing in the 47th minute when Kolarov and Negredo combined and the predatory Aguero was once more the beneficiary with a simple side-footed finish.2013 September 22, Phil McNulty, “Man City 4-1 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport:
- There is a strong link between transport and the 170,000 people (almost half of them children) who go missing each year by taking one-way journeys away from home.2023 November 1, “Network News: SWR support for Missing People”, in RAIL, number 995, page 21: