a passing fancy

Something that captures one's interest or enthusiasm for only a brief period of time. Jim was really into learning about horticulture for a while, but it turned out to be only a passing fancy. I played a few sports during college, but they were all just passing fancies.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Yahui	-	Chinese
Theun	TUUN	Dutch
OszkÁR	-	Hungarian
Herman	['hə:mən]
Luisinho	-	Portuguese
Geir	-	Norwegian, Icelandic