a false dawn

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a false dawn

something which seems to show that a successful period is beginning or that a situation is improving when it is not

Usage notes: False dawn is the light which appears in the sky just before the sun rises in the morning.

His victory in the French Open proved to be a false dawn after he failed to win another title for the next five years.

See also: dawn, false

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