crash-and-burnn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌkraʃ(ə)n(d)ˈbəːn/, U.S.

/ˈkræʃ(ə)n(d)ˈbərn/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: crash and burn v.

Etymology: < crash and burn v.

colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.).

A. n.

A complete or spectacular failure; a person who or thing which fails, often as a result of risky or reckless behaviour; (also) a person who has impressive but brief success, a ‘flash in the pan’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > [noun] > failed attempt

stumblea1635

flash in the pan1705

false start1815

flat move1819

boss-shot1890

crash-and-burn1985

1985 New Yorker 29 Apr. 84/3 Beyond the garden-variety crash-and-burns were the exotic flora.

1992 C. P. Estés Women who run with Wolves viii. 221 In our lives, even though one episode amounts to a crash and burn, there is always another episode awaiting us and then another.

1993 Empire Aug. 122/2 The requirements are so specific (excluding popularists like Paul Schrader, crash-and-burns like Michael Cimino or faceless achievers like Bruce Beresford) that one wonders at the exclusion of a few obvious prospects.

2000 Far Eastern Econ. Rev. 3 Feb. 29/2 A dose of economic ‘crash and burn’ is serving the region well... Indeed, Japan illustrates what can happen when creative destruction isn't allowed to bear down fully on an economy in need of reform.

B. adj. (attributive).

Featuring spectacular explosive crashes, esp. of vehicles. Later (in figurative use): failed, risking failure, or likely to fail (esp. through recklessness); (also) having had only brief success.

ΚΠ

1987 T. P. Dunn in C. B. Yoke Phoenix from Ashes xix. 202 Such scenes have caused reviewers to consign The Road Warrior to the junk heap of ‘crash-and-burn’ films.

1989 Dr. Dobb's Jrnl. Sept. 38/2 (advt.) It runs, it races, it performs like the real application... And you achieve this feat without once having to go through the old ‘crash and burn’ kind of programming so common with languages born in the age of mainframes.

1995 N.Y. Outdoors Apr. 16/2 Some tricks/stunts/maneuvers..make for outrageous crash-and-burn video footage and just as outrageous footage when they nail a stunt.

1998 Yachts & Yachting 12 June 22/2 Always the life and soul of the party, and one of the most spectacular in the crash-and-burn stakes, this boat has been seen at the front on occasion, and it could be again.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	crash-and-burn
释义	crash-and-burnn.adj. Brit. /ˌkraʃ(ə)n(d)ˈbəːn/, U.S. /ˈkræʃ(ə)n(d)ˈbərn/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: crash and burn v. Etymology: < crash and burn v. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). A. n. A complete or spectacular failure; a person who or thing which fails, often as a result of risky or reckless behaviour; (also) a person who has impressive but brief success, a ‘flash in the pan’. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > [noun] > failed attempt stumblea1635 flash in the pan1705 false start1815 flat move1819 boss-shot1890 crash-and-burn1985 1985 New Yorker 29 Apr. 84/3 Beyond the garden-variety crash-and-burns were the exotic flora. 1992 C. P. Estés Women who run with Wolves viii. 221 In our lives, even though one episode amounts to a crash and burn, there is always another episode awaiting us and then another. 1993 Empire Aug. 122/2 The requirements are so specific (excluding popularists like Paul Schrader, crash-and-burns like Michael Cimino or faceless achievers like Bruce Beresford) that one wonders at the exclusion of a few obvious prospects. 2000 Far Eastern Econ. Rev. 3 Feb. 29/2 A dose of economic ‘crash and burn’ is serving the region well... Indeed, Japan illustrates what can happen when creative destruction isn't allowed to bear down fully on an economy in need of reform. B. adj. (attributive). Featuring spectacular explosive crashes, esp. of vehicles. Later (in figurative use): failed, risking failure, or likely to fail (esp. through recklessness); (also) having had only brief success. ΚΠ 1987 T. P. Dunn in C. B. Yoke Phoenix from Ashes xix. 202 Such scenes have caused reviewers to consign The Road Warrior to the junk heap of ‘crash-and-burn’ films. 1989 Dr. Dobb's Jrnl. Sept. 38/2 (advt.) It runs, it races, it performs like the real application... And you achieve this feat without once having to go through the old ‘crash and burn’ kind of programming so common with languages born in the age of mainframes. 1995 N.Y. Outdoors Apr. 16/2 Some tricks/stunts/maneuvers..make for outrageous crash-and-burn video footage and just as outrageous footage when they nail a stunt. 1998 Yachts & Yachting 12 June 22/2 Always the life and soul of the party, and one of the most spectacular in the crash-and-burn stakes, this boat has been seen at the front on occasion, and it could be again. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1985
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