Nine Days Wonder

Nine Days Wonder

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  • nine days' wonder — n. anything that arouses great excitement and interest, but for only a short time …   English World dictionary

  • nine days' wonder — noun : an object or event that creates a short lived sensation those political explosions … that make a nine days wonder till something fresh comes along Mary Deasy a nine days wonder, fated to sink swiftly into obscurity Times Literary… …   Useful english dictionary

  • nine days' wonder — ► nine days (or seven day or one day) wonder something that attracts great interest for a short while but is then forgotten. Main Entry: ↑wonder …   English terms dictionary

  • nine days' wonder — nine′ days won′der n. someone or something that arouses short lived interest • Etymology: 1585–95 …   From formal English to slang

  • nine days' wonder — noun Date: 1594 something or someone that creates a short lived sensation called also nine day wonder …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • The Nine Days Wonder — Infobox Television episode Title = The Nine Days Wonder Series = Upstairs, Downstairs Caption = James and Frederick Season = 5 Episode = 9 Airdate = 2 November 1975 Production = 9 Writer = Jeremy Paul Director = Simon Langton Guests = Episode… …   Wikipedia

  • A Nine Days' Wonder — is a song by the Japanese popular music singer Akeboshi. The song can be found on Akeboshi s debut album.Matsu Takako released another version of this song, called Toki no Fune. It can be found on the single with the same title. The lyrics are in …   Wikipedia

  • (a) nine days' wonder — a ˌnine days ˈwonder idiom a person or thing that makes people excited for a short time but does not last very long Main entry: ↑nineidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • nine day wonder — ↑nine days wonder …   Useful english dictionary

  • nine day wonder — noun an event, etc., that arouses great but short lived popular interest. Also, nine days wonder. {? from a Middle English proverb that a novelty attracts attention for only nine days} …  

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