hacerse humo

1.
SpainLatin AmericaGeneral Spanishcolloquialinformal
- To disappear suddenly or leave without a trace; to vanish quickly from a place or situation.
- To depart or withdraw in a way that is hard to detect or follow.
2.
General Spanishcolloquialinformal
- To dissipate or be eliminated as if going up in smoke; to cease to exist or to be undone (figurative).

Examples:

ES: Estoy anoticiando a todos los malhechores de hacerse humo porque la majestad de la Ley acaba de llegar.
EN: I'm serving a notice on all you evildoers to make yourselves scarce 'cause the majesty of the Law just arrived.
ES: Ese tipo sí que sabe hacerse humo.
EN: That old boy sure knows how to make an exit.
ES: Estás a punto de ver a la amistad de tu vida hacerse humo.
EN: You're about to watch the friendship of your life go up in smoke.
ES: "Y vi mil más hacerse humo
EN: "And seen a thousand more fade into smoke
ES: Sí, el viejo hotel va a hacerse humo, por lo que parece.
EN: Yes, the old hotel is going up in smoke, apparently.
ES: # Parecen hacerse humo
EN: ♪ Seem to go up in smoke
ES: Ojalá el resto de mis problemas pudieran hacerse humo.
EN: I only wish the rest of my problems would go up in smoke.