单词 | jump the shark |
释义 | jump the shark informal (Of a television series or film) reach a point when far-fetched events are included merely for the sake of novelty, indicative of a decline in quality: the majority of television has jumped the shark; few shows maintain their creative ingenuity...
Said to be with allusion to the long-running US television series Happy Days, in which the central character (the Fonz) jumped over a shark when waterskiing See parent entry: jump |
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