flash of inspiration

collocation in English

meaningsofflashandinspiration

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flash
adjective
uk
/flæʃ/us
/flæʃ/
looking expensive in a way that ...
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inspiration
noun
uk
/ˌɪn.spɪˈreɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɪn.spəˈreɪ.ʃən/
someone or something that gives you ideas for ...
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(Definition offlashandinspirationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofflash of inspiration

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That was a blindingflashofinspiration.
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Whatflashofinspirationled to both the previous questions being identical?
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This is not a blindingflashofinspiration; it has been said by everyone.
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That would be okay if those homes were being replaced, but it is hardly a blindingflashofinspirationto accelerate the loss.
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There is a blindingflashofinspirationfor that last, free market, neanderthal individual.
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We might have to wait a year or two before thatflashofinspiration.
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It was aflashofinspiration.
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But he had an answer for that, too: it came to him in aflashofinspiration—barter.
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It is fair to say that she suffered from no such blindingflashofinspirationwhen she was looking at the history of the national health service.
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Here hisflashofinspirationcomes along right at the opportune time, but for apparently no reason.
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Larry said that the original idea for the bike's frame came to him in aflashofinspiration.
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As with any creative act, sometimes aflashofinspirationwill show a solution, but this is rare and, by definition, can not be relied on.
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Carr asserts that the painting depicts aflashofinspirationor even revelation.
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Blinding flashes of inspiration are rare, so most discovery is a slow process, each step building on the work of those that have gone before.
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The other place has had one or two flashes of inspiration.
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I do not suppose that anybody understands the rating of water works, except in flashes of inspiration, when somebody has to be paid to understand it.
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He is still having occasional flashes of inspiration.
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