the earth/ground/floor opens
You say that you wish the earth/floor/ground would open (up) if you are so embarrassed that you want suddenly to disappear:
At that moment the boss walked in, and I just wanted the ground to open up and swallow me.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Unfastening and opening
- breaker
- crack
- let/set sth loose idiom
- loose
- loosen
- loosen your grip idiom
- open sb up
- pay (sth) out
- steam
- throw
- unbuckle
- uncap
- uncork
- undid
- undo
- unplug
- unroll
- unscrew
- untie
- unwind
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