barnburner

barn·burn·er

B0082600 (bärn′bûr′nər)n. Informal An extremely impressive event or successful outcome: "September will not be any barnburner [for car sales]" (Lee Iacocca).

barn•burn•er

(ˈbɑrnˌbɜr nər)

n. Informal. something that is highly exciting, impressive, etc. [1930–35, Amer.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	barnburner - someone who burns down a barn arsonist, firebug, incendiary - a criminal who illegally sets fire to property
	2.	barnburner - an impressively successful event; "the rock concert was a real barnburner"colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechsuccess - an event that accomplishes its intended purpose; "let's call heads a success and tails a failure"; "the election was a remarkable success for the Whigs"