FLASH IN THE PAN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who enjoys transient success but then fails

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("flash in the pan" is a kind of...):

failure; loser; nonstarter; unsuccessful person (a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently)

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