| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. Someone who enjoys transient success but then fails.[Wordnet]. | |
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Common Expressions: FLASH IN THE PAN
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Flash in the pan | Someone who enjoys transient success but then fails. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| To flash in the pan | To fail of success. [Colloq.] See under Flash , a burst of light. --Bartlett. Syn: Flash , Glitter , Gleam , Glisten , Glister . Usage: Flash differs from glitter and gleam, denoting a flood or wide extent of light. The latter words may express the issuing of light from a small object, or from a pencil of rays. Flash differs from other words, also, in denoting suddenness of appearance and disappearance. Flashing differs from exploding or disploding in not being accompanied with a loud report. To glisten, or glister, is to shine with a soft and fitful luster, as eyes suffused with tears, or flowers wet with dew. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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