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Nine day's wonder

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  • 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

  • nine-day wonder —    An event which is a nine day wonder causes interest, surprise or excitement for a short time, but it doesn t last.     His sudden departure was a nine day wonder but he was soon forgotten …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • nine day wonder — ↑nine days wonder …   Useful english dictionary

  • nine day wonder — noun Something that generates interest for a limited time and is then abandoned. The pleasant scandal which arose next day, / The nine days wonder which was brought to light, / And how Alfonso sued for a divorce, / Were in the English newspapers …   Wiktionary

  • nine day wonder — noun an event, etc., that arouses great but short lived popular interest. Also, nine days wonder. {? from a Middle English proverb that a novelty attracts attention for only nine days} …  

  • nine day wonder — noun see nine days wonder …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • (a) nine-day wonder — someone or something that causes interest or excitement for a short period but is then quickly forgotten. His music was derided by an older generation convinced that he was a nine day wonder …   New idioms dictionary

  • wonder — [[t]wʌ̱ndə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ wonders, wondering, wondered 1) VERB If you wonder about something, you think about it, either because it interests you and you want to know more about it, or because you are worried or suspicious about it. [V wh] I wondered …   English 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

  • nine days' wonder — noun : an object or event that creates a short lived sensation those political explosions … that make a nine days wonder till something fresh comes along Mary Deasy a nine days wonder, fated to sink swiftly into obscurity Times Literary… …   Useful english dictionary

  • wonder — /ˈwʌndə / (say wunduh) verb (i) 1. to think or speculate curiously: to wonder about a thing. 2. (sometimes followed by at) to be affected with wonder; marvel. –verb (t) 3. to be curious about; be curious to know: to wonder what happened. 4. to be …  

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