Idiom of the week – a Flash in the pan
Posted by englishlessons on November 15, 2013
Definition:
something that is very promising but proves disappointing
Examples:
We thought this technology was going to be very successful, but it was just a flash in the pan.
Proving they are not a flash in the pan, that social media company has become very profitable.
Picture it:
This idiom comes from gold panning where prospectors got a quick shimmer in the bottom of the pan, which turned out to be only a flake of gold and did not lead to a bigger deposit.
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