drop off the radar



drop off the radar

To be ignored or forgotten in favor of something more important; to fall into obscurity or disappear from public view. When the economy crashed, many social welfare projects simply dropped off the radar. The band had a hugely popular single in the 1980s, but they dropped off the radar soon afterward.
See also: drop, off, radar

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Franca-Italian
Lakshmana-Hinduism
IwanEE-wan (Welsh), EE-vahn (Polish)Welsh, Polish
AmramAM-ram (English), ahm-RAHM (Hebrew)Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Hebrew
Evangelos-Greek
Alisaah-LEE-sah (Russian), AH-lee-sah (Finnish)Russian, Finnish