"do a Melba" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: does a Melba [present, singular, third-person], doing a Melba [participle, present], did a Melba [past], done a Melba [participle, past]
Etymology: Named after Australian opera singer Nellie Melba (1861–1931), famous for her large number of “farewell” appearances. Etymology templates: {{named-after/list|opera singer||||}} opera singer, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Nellie Melba}} Nellie Melba, {{named-after|en|Nellie Melba|born=1861|died=1931|nat=Australian|occ=opera singer|wplink==}} Named after Australian opera singer Nellie Melba (1861–1931) Head templates: {{en-verb|do<does,,did,done> a Melba}} do a Melba (third-person singular simple present does a Melba, present participle doing a Melba, simple past did a Melba, past participle done a Melba)
  1. (Australia, informal, chiefly of an entertainer) To make a repeated comeback. Tags: Australia, informal
    Sense id: en-do_a_Melba-en-verb-aQflKYf1 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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