nine seven-day/one-day wonder

nine seven-day/one-day wonder
nine days' (or seven-day or one-day) wonder something that attracts great interest for a short while but is then forgotten.
Main Entry: wonder

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  • nine seven-day wonder — ► nine days (or seven day or one day) wonder something that attracts great interest for a short while but is then forgotten. Main Entry: ↑wonder …   English terms dictionary

  • seven-day wonder — nine day/seven day/one day/wonder phrase someone or something that people are interested in and excited about for a short time only The news of their affair was only a nine day wonder. Thesaurus: something that is popular only for a short… …   Useful english dictionary

  • nine days' (or seven-day or one-day) wonder — something that attracts great interest for a short while but is then forgotten. → wonder …   English new terms dictionary

  • nine-day wonder — nine day/seven day/one day/wonder phrase someone or something that people are interested in and excited about for a short time only The news of their affair was only a nine day wonder. Thesaurus: something that is popular only for a short… …   Useful english dictionary

  • one-day wonder — nine day/seven day/one day/wonder phrase someone or something that people are interested in and excited about for a short time only The news of their affair was only a nine day wonder. Thesaurus: something that is popular only for a short… …   Useful english dictionary

  • nine one-day wonder — ► nine days (or seven day or one day) wonder something that attracts great interest for a short while but is then forgotten. Main Entry: ↑wonder …   English terms dictionary

  • wonder — ► NOUN 1) a feeling of surprise and admiration, caused by something beautiful, unexpected, or unfamiliar. 2) a person or thing that causes such a feeling. 3) (before another noun ) having remarkable properties or abilities: a wonder drug. ► VERB… …   English terms dictionary

  • wonder — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 feeling of surprise/admiration ADJECTIVE ▪ great ▪ childlike, wide eyed VERB + WONDER ▪ feel ▪ express …   Collocations dictionary

  • nine days' wonder — ► nine days (or seven day or one day) wonder something that attracts great interest for a short while but is then forgotten. Main Entry: ↑wonder …   English terms dictionary

  • wonder — I UK [ˈwʌndə(r)] / US [ˈwʌndər] verb Word forms wonder : present tense I/you/we/they wonder he/she/it wonders present participle wondering past tense wondered past participle wondered *** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to think about something… …   English dictionary

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