bright young thing: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    Britishinformaldated
    • A young person, especially a woman, noted for being fashionable, glamorous, and socially prominent; often associated with frivolity and high-society leisure.
    • A member of a conspicuous youth cohort celebrated for lively, hedonistic, or attention-seeking behaviour.

    Examples

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    • At the gala, everyone was talking about Emily, the bright young thing who dazzled with her unique style and charm.

      At the gala, everyone was talking about Emily, the bright young thing who dazzled with her unique style and charm.

    • Back in the 1920s, these bright young things were known for their lavish parties and carefree attitudes.

      Back in the 1920s, these bright young things were known for their lavish parties and carefree attitudes.

    • You can’t deny that Jessica’s always been a bright young thing, effortlessly moving through high society events.

      You can’t deny that Jessica’s always been a bright young thing, effortlessly moving through high society events.

  • 2.

    Globalinformal
    • A promising or talented young person regarded as an up-and-coming star in a particular field.

    Examples

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    • Mark is considered a bright young thing in the tech world, with innovations that could change the industry.

      Mark is considered a bright young thing in the tech world, with innovations that could change the industry.

    • She was once just a bright young thing, but now she’s leading her own research team at the university.

      She was once just a bright young thing, but now she’s leading her own research team at the university.

    • If you keep working hard, you could become one of the bright young things everyone looks up to in this field.

      If you keep working hard, you could become one of the bright young things everyone looks up to in this field.

Examples:

  • EN: Why don't you do something? You're a bright young thing.
    ES: ¿Por qué no haces algo al respecto?
  • EN: Have a seat. And on a happier note, I'm to meet your bright young thing.
    ES: Bueno, quiere entrevistarme para el libro que está escribiendo sobre ti y la adorable Dra. Brennan.
    ID: Yang menyenangkan, aku akan bertemu Dokter Sweets yang muda dan pintar.
  • EN: I just hired this bright young thing,
    ES: Yo acabo de contratar a esta brillante joven promesa
  • EN: Lady Sybil was a bright young thing.
    ES: Lady Sybil era joven y vivaz.
    ID: Sybil sangat berbakat.
  • EN: I can't claim to have known her all that well, but she was always such a bright young thing.
    ES: No puedo afirmar haberla conocido del todo bien, Pero ella siempre fue una joven brillante.
  • EN: You were such a bright young thing.
    ES: Eras una jovencita tan brillante.
  • EN: I suppose I'm thinking, does Nancy, a bright young thing, really want to bury herself away on a ... let's face it, a primitive Mediterranean island?
    ES: Supongo que estoy pensando, ¿Nancy, una joven brillante, realmente quiere enterrarse lejos en una... enfrentémoslo, una isla mediterránra primitiva?
  • EN: Within that, I would place you as an anti-materialist, maybe a bit of a bright young thing once, but I think that ship has sailed, don't you?
    ES: Dentro de eso, te colocaría como una anti-materialista, tal vez una joven con un pasado brillante, pero creo que ese barco ya se fue, ¿verdad?
  • EN: She was... She was a bright young thing.
    ES: Era... una joven brillante.
  • EN: Such a bright young thing.
    ES: Una cosa joven tan brillante.
  • EN: It's left to her mom (or it could be her next-door neighbor) to set up our bright young thing for a magical, revolutionary final thought, as she sees the girl in the garden.
    HI: यह एक जादुई, क्रांतिकारी अंतिम विचार के लिए हमारी उज्ज्वल युवा चीज़ को स्थापित करने के लिए उसकी माँ के लिए छोड़ दिया गया है (या यह उसका अगला पड़ोसी हो सकता है), क्योंकि वह बगीचे में लड़की को देखती है।
  • EN: And this bright young thing is Jesse, she's one of our great up-and-coming stars - here at Sports X.
    ID: Dia salah satu bintang baru yang cemerlang di Sports X.
  • EN: She was a bright young thing.
    ID: Dia perempuan muda yang ceria.
  • EN: You're the one who's not a bright young thing.
    ID: Kau yang bukan pemuda cerdas.
  • EN: Why don't you do something? You're a bright young thing.
    ES: ¿Por qué no haces algo al respecto?

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