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15 minutes of fame

idiom

A very short time in the spotlight or brief flurry with fame, after which the person or subject involved is quickly forgotten.

Anchors to
Related idioms3entries
  1. 01

    claim to fame

    That for which one has bragging rights; one’s reason for being well-known or famous.

  2. 02

    forty minutes of hell

    The NCAA strategy of playing a suffocating full-court press and aggressive offense for the entirety of a game.

  3. 03

    house of ill fame

    A brothel

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