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

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15 minutes of fame

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15 minutes of fame

Noun

idiomatic plural plural-only

Japanese Meaning

一時的な人気・短い間だけ注目されること / 瞬間的な名声やブーム

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After his viral dance video, he enjoyed 15 minutes of fame before fading back into obscurity.

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彼のバイラルダンス動画の後、彼は束の間の名声を手にしたが、すぐに忘れ去られてしまった。

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[…] Paula [Jones] was, even to her lawyers, a loose cannon—as prepared to risk her marriage and her well-being to get the president to confess his original sin as she was intent on making big money and getting her fifteen minutes of fame.

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