damp squib in English

unsuccessful prank or practical joke

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1. The all-party meeting was a damp squib.

2. The party was a bit of a damp squib.

3. The celebrations were a bit of a damp squib.

4. North Korea's nuclear test was a damp squib in market terms.

5. The joke which I thought would make her laugh, proved a damp squib.

6. The pop concert went off like a damp squib when the main actors failed to appear.

7. Thus the news media were disappointed —the theological fireworks turned out to be a damp squib.

8. The pop concert went off like a damp squib when the main act failed to appear.

9. The traditional Easter turkey boom - the second biggest after Christmas - was a damp squib because hard-up families bought cheaper chickens.