woman
☞ For idioms containing woman, see the entry for the main word in the idiom (for example, the other woman at other).
wonder
wonder
a nine days' wonder something that attracts enthusiastic interest for a short while but is then ignored or forgotten.
wonders will never cease used, often ironically, as an exclamation of great surprise at something pleasing.
work (or do) wonders have a very beneficial effect on someone or something.
1997Paul WilsonCalm at Work While it is true that holidays work wonders for the relief of stress, the relief is only temporary.