flash in the pan

Don Juan Sat, 19 Aug 2017, 22:56

Idiomatic translations of "flash in the pan"

Dutch

een wassen neus

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English

flashes in the pan

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French

Feu de paille

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Gaelic (Irish Gaelic)

rith searraigh

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Gaelic (Irish Gaelic)

German

nur ein Strohfeuer (sein)

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Hindi

अढ़ाई दिन की बादशाहत

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Hindi

चार दिन की चाँदनी फिर अँधेरी रात

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Italian

fuoco di paglia

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Italian

fuochi di paglia

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Portuguese

fogo de palha

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Meanings of "flash in the pan"

English

Something that seems to be promising but turns out to be disappointing or worthless. Wiktionary also suggests the following: A career notable for early success not followed by significant accomplishment.

Don Juanon Sat, 19 Aug 2017, 22:56

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Hungarian

Szalmaláng: A száraz, összegyüjtött szalma könnyen lángra kap, akár nyáron a hõségben vagy ha szándékosan meggyújtják és gyorsan elég. A kifejezést olyan dolgok leírására használják melyek hirtelen, váratlan indulnak és gyorsan lezajlanak.

"Flash in the pan": nagyjából egyenértékü jelentéstartalommal bír. Néha annak a leírására használják amikor valami biztatóan indul, de csalódással végzõdik.

GoobeMasteron Mon, 08 Jul 2019, 21:16

"flash in the pan" in lyrics

Take your passport and shoes, (I'm not a popstar.) and your sedatives, boo. (I'm a blackstar.) You're a flash in the pan. (I'm not a marvel star.) I'm the great, I am, (I'm a blackstar).

You didn't have to go I know that we don't know each other But my heart is like a flash in the pan that you never put out

She cradled mirrored flowers and a water reflected moon, within a moment they disintegrated A trip to the world of mortals is a flash in the pan She crosses a boat, forgets the river, hiding half a jade within her palm

Fucking baby, baby man Do you want me to show you who I am? See this fire in my eyes, boy, that's your flash in the pan

It was only a flash in the pan That's certain, now it's dead, dead, dead, dead It was only a flash in the pan It's me telling you "bye-bye, bye-bye"

No longer look back A hidden world of impermanence, a big dream Joys and sorrows are like a flash in the pan Forget

When our anger breaks Like a flash in the pan It'll tell you all that I didn't

in your scattered contemplations stars and butterflies are born, live, and then fade away our romance is just a flash in the pan an unexplainable infatuation

That the crook just took over, so book Run as fast as you can, stop writing and kill it I'm lightning in a skillet, you're a fuckin' flash in the pan I pop up, you bitches scatter like hot grease splashing a fan

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I acknowledged my mistake a long time ago I thought, a flash in the pan to die out nicely Hundreds and hundreds of poignant memories aching my heart

Where did Pierre, Jacques, and all my friends go? Bye bye... It's nothing but a flash in the pan We were together on Sunday, and on Monday

On the night of my funeral Let life be a fireworks display And death a flash in the pan A swan song has died

It was just a flash in the pan That's certain, now it's dead, dead, dead, dead It was just a flash in the pan It's me who tells you "bye-bye, bye-bye"

he throws stones and has no sorrows, turn the card over, there's the Jack of Hearts, Jack of Hearts who's a flash in the pan, turn the card over, the rooster awakens.

Cause Proof and Sean Pennshit nothing in common The nastiest band with gats in each hand We never bow down to be a flash in the pan No remorse, fuck your stature dog

So little time, So much pain. A flash in the pan, A smack in the face,

let the music speak to you about me. When our anger ignites like a flash in the pan, she'll tell you everything I don't tell you.

My life is meaningless without you in it So take my hand, follow me to a land Called Ecstacy, this ain't no flash in the pan This is somethin' real; not a snack, but a meal

Not too much The Hare, but more The Tortoise A flash in the pan is impressive and it knocks you down But it doesn't last the winter