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2023-06-13 03:06
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.
A person or thing that is popular or favoured
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
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.
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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