bright young thing

Noun

capitalized idiomatic sometimes historical often

(idiomatic, sometimes capitalized) One who is youthful, clever, eager, and high-spirited in manner and attractive in appearance.

Japanese Meaning

（慣用表現として）若く、才知があり、意欲的で活発な振る舞いをし、外見も魅力的な人物

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At the gala, everyone admired the bright young thing who danced across the room with effortless charm.

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ガラでは、部屋を軽やかに舞うその元気で魅力的な若者に誰もが見とれていた。

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(idiomatic, sometimes capitalized) One who is youthful, clever, eager, and high-spirited in manner and attractive in appearance.

Mr. Faggus gave his mare a wink, and she walked demurely after him, a bright young thing, flowing over with life, yet dropping her soul to a higher one, and led by love to anything; as the manner is of females.

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(historical, often capitalized) Any of a group of bohemian young aristocrats and socialites in 1920s London.

A set of youngsters from entitled backgrounds sharing a strong desire to buck against convention, the Bright Young Things included the children of some of the oldest and wealthiest families in England (some of whom still appear in gossip magazines today: the Guinnesses, the Mitfords, the Tenants).

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bright young things

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