a nine days' wonder

a nine days' wonder
злоба дня, кратковременная сенсация, предмет недолгих толков [происходит от уст. пословицы a wonder lasts but nine days, and then the puppy's eyes are open]; см. тж. a wonder lasts but nine days

Edward: "You'd think it strange if I should marry her..." Gloucester: "That would be ten days wonder at the least." Clarence: "That's a day longer than a wonder lasts. " (W. Shakespeare, ‘Henry VI’, part III, act III, sc. 2) — Король Эдуард: "Вас поразит, что я ее сосватал..." Кларенс: "Кому, король?" Король Эдуард: "Да самому себе." Глостер: "То было бы десятидневным чудом." Кларенс: "Днем больше, чем пристало длиться чуду." (перевод Е. Бируковой)

The two combatants were instantly separated; sides were taken by the friends of each... It was a nine days' wonder in the club... (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Financier’, ch. LXXII) — Противников быстро разняли: из присутствовавших каждый держал сторону того, с кем был в приятельских отношениях... В течение нескольких дней в клубе только и говорили, что об этом происшествии...

The murder of the Captain was a nine days' wonder. Nobody could suggest a motive for it. (A. Christie, ‘The Partners in Crime’, ch. XV) — Убийство капитана было кратковременной, но сногсшибательной сенсацией. Причины убийства никто не мог понять.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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