
flash in the pan
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English Dictionarya flash in the pana sudden success that ends quickly and is unlikely to happen again
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Idiomsflash in the panbriefly successful or popular.
At first, some of the major record labels thought rock ’n’ roll was just a flash in the pan.Usage notes: sometimes used in the form no flash in the pan - successful or popular for more than a brief period:
This trend is no flash in the pan. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
flash in the pansomeone or something that makes a flashy start and then fails
The man's sports career was a flash in the pan. Recently I have not heard of him at all.
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flash in the pan n. phr.,
slang A person or thing that starts out well but does not continue.
The new quarterback was a flash in the pan.
Mary got 100 on the first test in arithmetic but it was just a flash in the pan because she failed in arithmetic. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲