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idioma nine days' wonder BrEBrE(also nine-day wonder)surprised a thing or an event that is very exciting, interesting, or successful for only a short time:She had been arrested for theft, but they hadn't been able to prove she had taken the money. The case was a nine days' wonder.I think the Church hoped the whole affair would be a nine-day wonder, and it would just go away.
nine days' wonderSomething that generates interest for only a short amount of time. The musician feared becoming a nine days' wonder, forgotten long before he ever achieved success in his career. a nine days' wonder something that attracts enthusiastic interest for a short while but is then ignored or forgotten.a ˌnine days’ ˈwonder a person or thing that attracts a lot of attention, but only for a short time: The satellite that landed in their garden made the family a bit of a nine days’ wonder, but no one remembers their name now. |