FLASH IN THE PAN

flash in the pan: translation

abortion, abortive attempt, also-ran, bankrupt, best seller, big hit, blank cartridge, bogy, brilliant success, bubble, bugaboo, bugbear, castrato, cipher, cry of wolf, dud, dummy, ephemera, ephemeral, ephemerid, ephemerides, ephemeris, eunuch, fad, failure, false alarm, flop, gas, gasser, gelding, great success, hit, hollow man, impotent, incompetent, invalid, jackstraw, killing, lay figure, loser, man of straw, mayfly, merry chase, meteoric success, miscarriage, miscarrying, misfire, momentary success, nebbish, nobody, nonentity, nothing, nullity, puppet, pushover, resounding triumph, riot, roaring success, sensation, smash, smash hit, smoke, snows of yesteryear, thing of naught, trifle, triumph, vain attempt, washout, weakling, wet squib, wild-goose chase, wow, zero

flash in the pan: translation

a flash in the pan

Fig. someone or something that draws a lot of attention for a very brief time. •

I'm afraid that my success as a painter was just a flash in the pan.

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Tom had hoped to be a major film star, but his career was only a flash in the pan.

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flash in the pan: translation

a flash in the pan

Fig. someone or something that draws a lot of attention for a very brief time. •

I'm afraid that my success as a painter was just a flash in the pan.

•

Tom had hoped to be a major film star, but his career was only a flash in the pan.

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