What Does “one-day wonder” mean?
Definition:
The phrase one-day wonder refers to something or someone that attracts great interest for a short time but is subsequently forgotten.
Variations of this idiom include:
nine-day/seven-day/one-day wonder
Example(s)
1. The news of his sudden resignation was only a nine-day wonder.
2. Their performance was just a one-day wonder.
This idiom is in the time category.
