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after the Lord Mayor's show

after the Lord Mayor's show

9.9
A quiet time after a big public celebration when excitement ends
  • idiom
  • UK
translation icon : después de la fiesta
  • The excitement of graduation faded, and it felt very much after the Lord Mayor's show.

Examples

  • The festival was followed by a dull Monday, as always happens after the Lord Mayor's show.

  • The party was lively, but it felt dull after the Lord Mayor's show.

  • The atmosphere at work this week has been quiet, almost like after the Lord Mayor's show.

  • Everything seems quiet after the Lord Mayor's show.

  • After the wedding celebrations ended, the days felt quiet, almost like after the Lord Mayor's show.

  • The excitement of the concert was short-lived, and the atmosphere the next day was clearly after the Lord Mayor's show.

  • The holiday festivities were amazing, but now that they are over, it feels just like after the Lord Mayor's show.

Synonyms

anticlimax
vsafter the Lord Mayor's show
2 7.0

A disappointing end after a long build up of excitement

is the reduction that follows a major celebration or event rather than just an ending
comedown
vsafter the Lord Mayor's show
  • NSFW
1 6.9

A period of low energy and bad mood after strong excitement or a drug high

is about social or event decline rather than a personal or drug related low
bloom is off the rose
vsafter the Lord Mayor's show
  • Informal
1 9.2

The first excitement has gone

is the reduction tied to a specific big celebration rather than general fading

Antonyms

excitement
434 1.0

A strong feeling of happiness and eagerness, or something that causes it

Surface Forms

after the Lord Mayor's show main

Morphology

after + the + Lord + Mayor's + show

The phrase is compositionally built from 'after' (temporal) + 'the Lord Mayor's show' (a specific public event), so a learner who knows the constituents can infer it refers to the time following a big celebration. However, the expression relies on a culturally specific named event (the Lord Mayor's Show) and conveys an idiomatic nuance of anticlimax or reduced excitement that may not be predictable without cultural/pragmatic knowledge. Because the core temporal relation is transparent but the idiomatic, culture-dependent sense is not fully derivable, it is best classified as semi-transparent.

Etymology

The phrase after the Lord Mayor's show may come from a big London parade where the Lord Mayor rides in a loud show with music and crowds, and when the parade ends the streets go very quiet. So, it means 'a drop in excitement or activity' after a major event.