fifteen minutes of fame
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fifteen minutes of fame — idiom
1. a brief period during which an ordinary person receives a lot of attention from
1.idiom
Definition
a brief period during which an ordinary person receives a lot of attention from the public, especially through the media
Example
The video gave Ilan his fifteen minutes of fame, but within a month people had already forgotten his name.
Most reality TV contestants enjoy their fifteen minutes of fame and then return to normal life.