Something that shows potential but fails quickly
Что-то, что показывает потенциал, но быстро терпит неудачу (chto to chto pokazivaet potentsial no bistro terpyt neudachu)
"His first success was just a flash in the pan."
"Его первый успех оказался лишь мимолётным всплеском." (ego pervyy uspekh okazalsya lish mimoletnim vsplyeskom)
to be experiencing a period of bad luck
to be patient; to wait
to carefully consider the advantages and disadvantages of so...
when you can almost remember something but not quite
to be promoted or advance in one’s job
to scold someone severely
