Nine-day wonder In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "nine-day wonder", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Ann Thu calendar 2023-06-13 03:06

Meaning of Nine-day wonder

Synonyms:

one-day wonder , seven-day wonder

Variants:

Nine days' wonder

Nine-day wonder American noun phrase

Someone or something that attracts great interest or attention only for a short time but then quickly forgotten

After his first big break, he became a nine-day wonder.

She was at the zenith of her career after that drama, but now she is a real nine-day wonder.

Many people get fame quickly through social media, but then become a nine-day wonder.

Other phrases about:

a hot ticket

A person or thing that is popular or favoured

win/earn your spurs
Achieve recognition for your skills.
Your Reputation Precedes You
People have heard about you and they know about you before meeting you
take (someone, something, or some place) by storm

1. To seize or take control of someone, something, or some place with a sudden and fierce attack

2. To gain a rapid and great fame or success in a place, a field or a particular group of people

resound throughout (something or some place)

This phrase is used when a prolonged sound can be listened to or felt by auditory sense throughout a long distance. In addition, it is also used to describe a figure or a place which obtains a fame known by a large number of people.

Grammar and Usage of Nine-day wonder

Noun Forms

  • Nine days' wonder

Origin of Nine-day wonder

This phrase is derived from a proverb dating from Chaucer’s time, “For wonder last but nine night nevere in toune.” It was recorded by John Heywood in 1546: “This wonder (as wonders last) lasted nine daies.”

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