flash in the pan
01
someone who experiences temporary success or achievement but ultimately fails to maintain it in the long term
Idiom
Informal
أمثلة
The athlete had a spectacular season, but critics thought he might be a flash in the pan, and his performance declined in the following years.
02
a sudden but brief success that is not sustained
Disapproving
Idiom
أمثلة
The band's chart-topping single was just a flash in the pan.
