C2idiomsuccessIELTS-friendly
a flash in the pan
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a sudden success that does not last or happen again
Often in the negative to praise lasting success: 'She's no flash in the pan.'
In context
Critics said the band was a flash in the pan, but their third album sold even better.
The viral drink was just a flash in the pan; six months later the shops had closed.
More idioms about success
- a blessing in disguisesomething that seems bad at first but later brings a good result
- a close calla situation in which you only just avoid danger or failure
- a dream come truesomething you have wanted for a long time that has finally happened
- a feather in your capan achievement that you can be proud of and that may help you later
- a flying starta very good beginning, with success from the first moment