after the Lord Mayor's show

Meaning: (idiomatic)Said of adisappointingormundaneevent occurring straight after anexciting,magnificent, ortriumphalevent.1864, George Waters,Indian gleanings and thoughts of the past‎[1], G.H. Windeyer, Chatham, page154:as is usual on all such occasions, after gaiety comes squalor; or, as we observe in respect to the annual pageant of the City of London that "after the Lord Mayor's Show comes a,—donkey-cart,1995December 10,Clem Thomas, “White hot Swansea”, inThe Independent (UK)‎[2]:The All Whites came into this match hotfoot from their stunning victory over Castres last Tuesday which took them into the semi-final of the prototype European Cup. ... For a while it looked as if it might be a case ofafter the Lord Mayor's showas Swansea struggled with one of their dozy moods, against Treorchy.2006, Jeremy Carrad,Running on Empty, Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie,→ISBN, page40:"After the Lord Mayor's Show." Freddy looked up from reading Punch. "What is, old fruit?" "The excitement's gone. Back to dull monotony."

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EN: He added: "It was a case of after the Lord Mayor's show.
HI: उन्होंने कहा-यह अफेयर शादी के बाद के थे

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