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单词 damp squib
释义

damp squib


noun British Informal.

something meant but failing to impress or succeed.

Origin of damp squib

First recorded in 1965–70

Words nearby damp squib

damping, damping-off, damp-mop, damp off, dampproof, damp squib, Damrosch, damsel, damsel bug, damselfish, damselfly
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Example sentences from the Web for damp squib

  • It must be owned that they were decidedly daring, yet in the nature of damp-squib affairs, as it turned out.

    The Illustrated War News, Number 21, Dec. 30, 1914|Various
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