bright shiny object
bright shiny object
Something that is widely appealing or attention-grabbing for its superficial characteristics, but which is usually not useful, substantial, or long lasting. Recent technological advances seem to be just a series of bright shiny objects, consuming all of our attention for a while before something shinier comes along.
See also: bright, object
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- start (off) with a bang
- start with a bang
- put lipstick on a pig
- lipstick
- lipstick on a pig
- nail polish on a hangnail
- polish
- judge a book by its cover, one can't
- not judge a book by its cover
- get (one's) hands off (of) (something or someone)