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flash in the pan
01
someone who experiences temporary success or achievement but ultimately fails to maintain it in the long term
Idiom
Informal
Exemplos
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
Exemplos
The band's chart-topping single was just a flash in the pan.
