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wet firecracker

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wet firecracker

Someone or something that disappoints or does not meet expectations. The film got a lot of hype, but I thought it was a bit of a wet firecracker.

See also: wet

See also:

a damp squib
damp squib
squib
wet through
hype artist
denude
denude (someone or something) of (something)
denude of
hype something up
hype up

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