- burst the bubble
- the bubble bursts - a very happy or successful period of time suddenly ends.
Their first argument burst the bubble.
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Burst the Bubble — Infobox Album Name = Burst The Bubble Type = Album Artist = Company of Snakes Released = 2002 Recorded = at KARO Studios, Brackel/Hamburg, Germany Genre = Blues rock, Hard rock Length = 63:03 Label = SPV GmbH Producer = Rainer Hänsel, Bernie… … Wikipedia
(the) bubble bursts — the bubble bursts phrase used for describing the end of a situation that seemed extremely good When the economic bubble bursts, a lot of people are going to lose their jobs. Thesaurus: disappointmentssynonym Main entry: bubble * * * the bubble… … Useful english dictionary
the bubble has burst — To say that the bubble has burst means that the success of an idea, a product or a situation has suddenly stopped. The video game was a phenomenal success but the bubble has burst … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
(the) bubble bursts — a very happy or successful period of time suddenly ends. The economy was booming, then the bubble burst with the stockmarket crash of October 1987. (usually in past tenses) … New idioms dictionary
on the bubble — phrasal : subject to being bumped from an automobile race by reason of having the lowest qualifying speed ; broadly : being at risk of exclusion or replacement teams on the bubble at tournament time * * * informal (of a sports player or team)… … Useful english dictionary
The Company of Snakes — Origin England Genres Blues rock, Hard rock Years active 1998–2004 Labels SPV Associated acts … Wikipedia
burst someone's bubble — burst (someone s) bubble to tell someone unexpected bad news. I don t want to burst her bubble by telling her we won t have a vacation this summer. He tries to burst the bubble of anyone who believes population growth is not a problem … New idioms dictionary
burst bubble — burst (someone s) bubble to tell someone unexpected bad news. I don t want to burst her bubble by telling her we won t have a vacation this summer. He tries to burst the bubble of anyone who believes population growth is not a problem … New idioms dictionary
burst — burst1 [bə:st US bə:rst] v past tense and past participle burst ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(break open)¦ 2 be bursting with something 3¦(move suddenly)¦ 4 burst open 5 be bursting to do something 6 be bursting 7 burst somebody s bubble 8 burst its banks Phrasal… … Dictionary of contemporary English
burst — 01. The Asian economic bubble apparently [burst] in the mid 1990s. 02. She had a blister on her heel that [burst] when she put on her new shoes. 03. The children [burst] out laughing when a dog ran into their classroom. 04. Our basement got… … Grammatical examples in English
