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  • with a bang but with a whimper — (not) with a bang but with a whimper literary if something ends not with a bang but with a whimper, it ends in a disappointing way. The concert ended not with a bang but with a whimper, the rain forcing the performance to stop fifteen minutes… …   New idioms dictionary

  • not with a bang but with a whimper — (not) with a bang but with a whimper literary if something ends not with a bang but with a whimper, it ends in a disappointing way. The concert ended not with a bang but with a whimper, the rain forcing the performance to stop fifteen minutes… …   New idioms dictionary

  • not with a bang but a whimper — To end on a muted note most likely in a situation where one would have expected a more spectacular finish. This expression was coined by T.S. Elliot in his 1925 poem, The Hollow Men, which ends: This is the way the world ends This is the way the… …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • bang — (v.) 1540s, to strike hard with a loud blow, from a Scandinavian sourse akin to O.N. banga to pound, hammer of echoic origin. Slang meaning have sexual intercourse with first recorded 1937. Bang up excellent, first rate, 1820, probably shortened… …   Etymology dictionary

  • whimper — [[t](h)wɪ̱mpə(r)[/t]] whimpers, whimpering, whimpered 1) VERB If someone whimpers, they make quiet unhappy or frightened sounds, as if they are about to start crying. She lay at the bottom of the stairs, whimpering in pain... [V ing] He made… …   English dictionary

  • Not with a Bang — This article is about the TV show. For the short story by Damon Knight, see Not with a Bang (short story). Not with a Bang Genre Situation comedy Written by Tony Millan Directed by Robin Carr Starring …   Wikipedia

  • The Hollow Men in popular culture — T. S. Eliot s poem, The Hollow Men , has had a profound effect on the Anglo American cultural lexicon and by a relatively recent extension world culture since it was published in 1925. The references below range from American video games (the… …   Wikipedia

  • The Hollow Men — (1925) is a major poem by T. S. Eliot, a Nobel Prize winning modernist poet. Its themes are, like many of Eliot s poems, overlapping and fragmentary, but it is recognized to be concerned with: post War Europe under the Treaty of Versailles (which …   Wikipedia

  • Theodore Dalrymple — Anthony Daniels Nom de naissance Anthony Daniels Autres noms Theodore Dalrymple, Edward Theberton, Thursday Msigwa Activités Médecin, écrivain …   Wikipédia en Français

  • List of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles episodes — The Complete First and Second Season DVD covers Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles is a science fiction …   Wikipedia

  • Cultural depictions of T. S. Eliot — The cultural depictions of T. S. Eliot reference his work as a writer as well as his biography. Also, see: Main article: The Hollow Men in popular culture The following lists are classified according to media. Contents 1 Literature (etc.) 2 Songs …   Wikipedia

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