The concert ended not with a bang but with a whimper, the rain forcing the performance to stop fifteen minutes early.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
with a bang but with a whimper — (not) with a bang but with a whimper literary if something ends not with a bang but with a whimper, it ends in a disappointing way. The concert ended not with a bang but with a whimper, the rain forcing the performance to stop fifteen minutes… … New idioms dictionary
not with a bang but a whimper — To end on a muted note most likely in a situation where one would have expected a more spectacular finish. This expression was coined by T.S. Elliot in his 1925 poem, The Hollow Men, which ends: This is the way the world ends This is the way the… … The small dictionary of idiomes
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bang — (v.) 1540s, to strike hard with a loud blow, from a Scandinavian sourse akin to O.N. banga to pound, hammer of echoic origin. Slang meaning have sexual intercourse with first recorded 1937. Bang up excellent, first rate, 1820, probably shortened… … Etymology dictionary
whimper — [[t](h)wɪ̱mpə(r)[/t]] whimpers, whimpering, whimpered 1) VERB If someone whimpers, they make quiet unhappy or frightened sounds, as if they are about to start crying. She lay at the bottom of the stairs, whimpering in pain... [V ing] He made… … English dictionary
The Hollow Men in popular culture — T. S. Eliot s poem, The Hollow Men , has had a profound effect on the Anglo American cultural lexicon and by a relatively recent extension world culture since it was published in 1925. The references below range from American video games (the… … Wikipedia
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