Damp squib
From Fresh Dictionary
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English
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Noun phrase
- a firework that fails to go off, due to wetting
- (idiomatic{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}) (by extension) anything that doesn't work properly, or fails to come up to expectations
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Translations
A firework that fails to go off, due to wetting
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Anything that doesn't work properly
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