Exact Match:
- flash in the pan
- someone who enjoys transient success but then fails
Synonyms:
- abortion,
- abortive attempt,
- also-ran,
- bankrupt,
- best seller,
- big hit,
- blank cartridge,
- bogy,
- brilliant success,
- bubble,
- bugaboo,
- bugbear,
- castrato,
- cipher,
- cry of wolf,
- dud,
- dummy,
- ephemera,
- ephemeral,
- ephemerid,
- ephemerides,
- ephemeris,
- eunuch,
- fad,
- failure,
- false alarm,
- flop,
- gas,
- gasser,
- gelding,
- great success,
- hit,
- hollow man,
- impotent,
- incompetent,
- invalid,
- jackstraw,
- killing,
- lay figure,
- loser,
- man of straw,
- mayfly,
- merry chase,
- meteoric success,
- miscarriage,
- miscarrying,
- misfire,
- momentary success,
- nebbish,
- nobody,
- nonentity,
- nothing,
- nullity,
- puppet,
- pushover,
- resounding triumph,
- riot,
- roaring success,
- sensation,
- smash,
- smash hit,
- smoke,
- snows of yesteryear,
- thing of naught,
- trifle,
- triumph,
- vain attempt,
- washout,
- weakling,
- wet squib,
- wild-goose chase,
- wow,
- zero