| 单词 | a flash in the pan |
| 释义 | a flash in the panphrase See full dictionary entry for flashIf you describe an achievement or success as a flash in the pan, you mean that it is unlikely to be repeated and is not an indication of future achievements or success. [disapproval] People are waiting to see if our success has just been a flash in the pan. a flash in the panan achievement or success that is unlikely to be repeated or to last In the days following Beckon's victory, the British establishment has gone out ofits way to try and dismiss the result as a flash in the pan. |
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