flash in the pan

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flash in the pan

Fig. someone or something that draws a lot of attention for a very brief time. I'm afraid that my success as a painter was just a flash in the pan. Tom had hoped to be a major film star, but his career was only a flash in the pan.

See also: flash, pan

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Other tips are what I refer to a flash in the pan tips. Internet Marketing Tips - How to Know if Your Tips Are Outdated by Johnben Benjamin O / Computers and Internet community Vatican II was not a flash in the pan, but a glimpse of true gold, much as the short life of Jesus must have seemed to the early church. Orphaned by Greenwell, Marian / Commonweal The security cameras at the local bank, at the street intersection, at the casino, at the school grounds, at the modeling agency, and at the mall can be your most valuable friend in the search for fame Never mind if your kind of fame is a flash in the pan, at least you had a taste of fame The security cameras at the local bank, at the street intersection, at the casino, at the school grounds, at the modeling agency, and at the mall can be your most valuable friend in the search for fame. Get Your 15 Minutes of Fame! Work Those Security Cameras by Nahshon Roberts / Consumer news, advice, product reviews community			fizzle out flack out flag flag down flake flake away flake down flake off flake off of flame flame up flame with anger flank on flap flap around flap gums flare flare out flare up flash flash a smile flash across flash around flash at flash back flash in the pan flash into mind flash into view flash off flash on flash out flash through mind flash up flash with anger flat flat as a board flat broke flat on ass flat on back flat out flatten out flatter figure flattery Flattery will get nowhere Flattery will get you nowhere flavor flavor food with flavor of the month flea fleck with flee			Flash Flash Revolution flash flood flash flood Flash Flood Guidance Flash Flood Magnitude Index Flash Flood Monitoring and Prediction Flash Flood Potential Index Flash Flood Risk Analysis Project Flash Flood Statement Flash flood warning Flash flooding Flash flooding Flash floods Flash floods Flash for Linux flash fusing flash fusing Flash Game Licence Flash Game Programming Wiki Flash Gaming Network Flash Gordon Flash grenade Flash grenade Flash grenade flash groove flash gun Flash hider Flash hider Flash house Flash in the Can flash in the pan flash into mind flash into view Flash key flash lamp flash lamp Flash Lamp Annealing flash lamps flash lamps Flash Light Flash Lights Impressively flash line Flash Liquidizer Ultra Dousing Device Flash Lite Flash Lite User Interface Flash Load Helper flash magnetization Flash media Flash media Flash Media Encoder Flash Media Interactive Server Flash Media Live Encoder Flash Media Server Flash Media Streaming Server flash memory flash memory flash memory cache flash memory card flash memory card Flash Memory Command Latch Enable

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