bright young thing



bright young thing

A young person who is exuberant, ambitious, and glamorous. A: "Daisy is a bright young thing, isn't she?" B: "I know! I wish I had an ounce of her verve and style."
See also: bright, thing, young

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ruqayyah-Arabic
Karesindakah-re-SEEN-dahEsperanto
Ivanee-VAHN (Russian, Ukrainian), IE-vən (English)Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Serbian, Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Macedonian, Slovene, En
PÁLaPOW-lahIcelandic
Voula-Greek
Margarettamahr-gə-RET-əEnglish