a flash in the panSUCCEED IN DOING somethinga sudden success that ends quickly and is unlikely to happen again 昙花一现 Beene’s new novel proves he isn’t just a flash in the pan. 比恩的新小说证明他并不是个昙花一现的作家。
a flash in the pan• I think people thought in the beginning I was going to be a flash in the pan, like Tiny Tim.• Beene's new novel proves that he isn't just a flash in the pan.
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