"feu de paille" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /fø d(ə) paj/ Forms: feux de paille [plural]
Etymology: Literally, “straw fire”. Compare German Strohfeuer. Etymology templates: {{m-g|straw fire}} “straw fire”, {{lit|straw fire}} Literally, “straw fire”, {{ncog|de|Strohfeuer}} German Strohfeuer Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|feux de paille}} feu de paille m (plural feux de paille)
  1. (figuratively) flash in the pan Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-feu_de_paille-fr-noun-79uJkkGj Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

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