flas Idiom, Proverb

a flash in the pan

a person who does superior work at first I'm looking for a steady worker, not a flash in the pan.

flash a smile

smile at someone for only a second Andy flashed a smile at me when the teacher asked to see his work.

flash in the pan

(See a flash in the pan)

in a flash

very quickly, in no time If you're in trouble, Superman will be there in a flash.

flash back

return or revert briefly to an earlier point in the story倒叙；闪回故事中的某一主要情节
The film suddenly flashed back to the hero's youth．电影突然闪回到了男主角的青年时代。

flash forward

move briefly to a later point in a story提前叙述故事情节
The film flashed forward to the death of the soldiers．电影提前表现了战士们的牺牲。

flash out

1．speak in a sudden outburst of passion情绪突然激动地说话
She flashed out at Martin：“Do you really believe that no one has any idea what's going to happen？”她突然激动地对马丁说：“你真相信没有人想到要发生什么事情吗？”
She couldn't help flashing out at such a rude remark．听了这种粗鲁无礼的话，她不禁勃然大怒。
2． appear like a sudden bright light突然发出闪光；闪亮
The lightning flashed out from the black clouds．乌云中电光闪闪。
The lights flashed out and night became day．灯光闪烁，黑夜变得亮如白昼。
3．appear or flash very quickly很快地出现或闪现
With a pocket calculator，the exact answer flashes out as soon as one presses four buttons．有了袖珍计算器，按下4个按钮，准确的答案就立即出现了。

quick as a flash

Idiom(s): (as) quick as a wink AND (as) quick as a flash

Theme: SPEED

very quickly.
• As quick as a wink, the thief took the lady's purse.
• III finish this work quick as a wink.
• The dog grabbed the meat as quick as a flash.
• The summer days went by quick as a flash.

flash card|card|flash

n. A card with numbers or words on it that is used in teaching, a class. The teacher used flash cards to drill the class in addition.

flash in the pan|flash|pan

n. phr., slang A person or thing that starts out well but does not continue. The new quarterback was a flash in the pan. Mary got 100 on the first test in arithmetic but it was just a flash in the pan because she failed in arithmetic.

in a flash|flash|in a trice|trice

adv. phr. Very suddenly. We were watching the bird eat the crumbs; then I sneezed, and he was gone in a flash. Bob was looking over his notes for English class and in a flash he knew what he would write his paper about.

flash

flash
In addition to the idiom beginning with flash, also see in a flash; quick as a wink.

More Idioms/Phrases

flag down flagpole flame flash flat on one's back flat-footed flatten

English Vocalbulary

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