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nine days' wonder
nine days' wonder
Fig. something that is of interest to people only for a short time. Don't worry about the story about you in the newspaper. It'll be a nine days' wonder and then people will forget. The elopement of Bob and Anne was a nine days' wonder. Now people never mention it.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Richa | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Bengali |
Liis | | LEE:S | Estonian |
KriŠTof | | - | Slovene, Slovak |
Taddeo | | - | Italian |
Summer | | ['sʌmə] | |
Roque | | RO-ke (Spanish) | Spanish, Portuguese |