a passing craze

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• craze — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ current, latest, new ▪ passing ▪ Is this interest in health foods just a passing craze? ▪ dance, diet …   Collocations dictionary

• passing — pass|ing1 [ pæsıŋ ] adjective only before noun * 1. ) moving past: He was found by a passing motorist. Bridget grabbed a glass of champagne from a passing waiter. 2. ) lasting only a short time, and usually not very important or serious: a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• passing */ — I UK [ˈpɑːsɪŋ] / US [ˈpæsɪŋ] adjective [only before noun] 1) moving past He was found by a passing motorist. Bridget grabbed a glass of champagne from a passing waiter. 2) lasting only a short time, and usually not very important or serious a… …   English dictionary

• passing — [ˈpɑːsɪŋ] adj I 1) moving past He was found by a passing motorist.[/ex] 2) lasting only a short time, and usually not very important or serious a passing craze/fashion[/ex] II noun [U] passing [ˈpɑːsɪŋ] the process by which time passes Even with… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• passing — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ untimely VERB + PASSING ▪ lament, mourn ▪ Few will mourn his passing. ▪ mark …   Collocations dictionary

• craze — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abrade, abrasion, band, bar, bark, belt, birthmark, blackhead, bleb, blemish, blister, bloody, boutade, brainstorm, break, bug, bulla, burn, capriccio, caprice, chafe, check, chic, chip, cicatrix, cicatrize,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• passing fancy — Synonyms and related words: boutade, brainstorm, calf love, capriccio, caprice, case, conceit, crank, craze, crazy idea, crotchet, crush, fad, fancy, fantastic notion, fantasy, flimflam, fool notion, freak, freakish inspiration, harebrained idea …   Moby Thesaurus

• Акуна матата — Хакуна матата (суахили Hakuna Matata) в переводе с языка суахили буквально значит «без забот». Наиболее известна песня из мультфильма «Король лев» (1994), которая была номинирована на «Оскар» в категории «Лучшая песня». Музыка  Элтона Джона …   Википедия

• fashion — I. noun Etymology: Middle English facioun, fasoun shape, manner, from Anglo French façun, fauschoun, from Latin faction , factio act of making, faction, from facere to make more at do Date: 14th century 1. a. the make or form of something b.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Mary and Matthew Darly — British print from copper engraving by Mary and Matthew Darly (from a drawing by Henry Angelo), part of a famous 1771 1773 series on Macaronis by the Darlys. The Mungo Macaroni (Mungo a name of a slave character from a comic opera) is based on… …   Wikipedia

• Lumière, Louis — (1864 1948)    Cinematographer, director, and film pioneer. Louis Lumière was the youngest son of Antoine and Jeanne Joséphine Lumière. His brother August Lumière was the eldest. Antoine Lumière was a painter turned photography equipment supplier …   Guide to cinema