Idiom
flavor of the week
Meaning
A fad; someone or something that is held in esteem or receives attention for a short amount of time.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“That new app is just the flavor of the week.”
“The manager keeps hiring consultants who are the flavor of the week, but they never solve our actual problems.”
“While the young actor is currently the flavor of the week in Hollywood, his long-term success remains uncertain.”
Examples
simple
“That new app is just the flavor of the week.”
contextual
“The manager keeps hiring consultants who are the flavor of the week, but they never solve our actual problems.”
complex
“While the young actor is currently the flavor of the week in Hollywood, his long-term success remains uncertain.”
Origin
From promotions at ice cream parlors.
Key words
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