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Christine
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Let's try an exercise about English idioms! See if you can guess the meaning of "a flash in the pan."
Chris de Burgh's song "Lady in Red" was a flash in the pan. This means that:
he had an impressive light show at his concerts.
Lady in Red was the first success of his career.
Lady in Red was his only successful song.
he made lots of money on the song and lost it.
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Christine
Language Skills
English, Portuguese
Learning Language
Portuguese
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