all the rage »
Very fashionable and popular, like a craze.
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blow up »
To become popular very quickly.
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catch on »
To become popular; to become commonplace; to become the standard.
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could not get elected dogcatcher »
Is unpopular.
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every cloud has a silver lining »
In every bad situation there is an element of good1881, National Academy of Code Administration (U.S.), Folio, page 417:Every cloud has a silver lining; but in the old-fashioned meeting-houses every cloud of hymnal melody generally had a nasal lining before the congregation...1887, Shakers, Religion, page 36:that "a little reserve and thou'lt fail surely," will prove to be true in our experience. Every cloud has a silver lining and so has every sorrow,1918, George Jean Nathan, Performing Arts, page 222:But the most popular attitude toward what we may call "sad" plays is the peculiar one of believing that, since every cloud has a silver lining,
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faceplant »
Death or defeat in popular multiplayer online games.
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go from zero to hero »
To become very popular after being unpopular.
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has-been »
A formerly popular or influential person whose popularity or effectiveness has peaked and is now in decline. Typically said of professionals or celebrities whose primary success is behind them.
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home run »
A success; especially, a popular success.
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middle of the road »
Of a type of melodic popular music that has wide appeal.
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possession is nine-tenths of the law »
One who has possession of a thing has some right to it; a popular statement of the doctrine of adverse possession.
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rise from the ashes »
To make a comeback after a long hiatus. To come back into common use or practice. To come back into popularity. To come back to being a thing of today.
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rules OK »
To be popularly accepted, or supported by the general majority of people.
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smash hit »
Something that is tremendously popular or successful.
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soft shoe »
A kind of tap dancing performed in soft-soled shoes, popular in vaudeville.
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spectator sport »
Something, especially a process or activity, which is a popular object of observation; an activity which a person prefers to watch rather than to participate in.
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