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flash in the pan
noun 
  1. (context, idiom, colloquial) A transient occurrence with no long-term effect.
The concept turned out to be merely a , and is no longer used.
  1. A career notable for early success not followed by significant accomplishment.
    He was named best new director of 1940, but his career was a .''
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Etymology: From the days of flintlock firearms, where the main charge was intended to be fired by a small charge of gunpowder in the priming pan. If the resultant fire did not pass through the touch-hole and ignite the main charge, it produced noise and smoke, but no substantial effect, and was termed a "".

     
 
  

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