Phrase guide
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Sound
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phrase
Suggests that something will fail and soon be ended.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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phrase
Suggests that a person's acting is poor and particularly melodramatic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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History
East Lynne was a popular 1861 novel by Mrs. Henry Wood with numerous stage adaptations. Urban legend stated that if a stage show was failing, the theatre manager would cancel it by declaring "Next week, East Lynne!" as it was a guaranteed moneymaker and part of the standard repertoire.
