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Thesaurus: after the Lord Mayor's show

after the Lord Mayor's show (idiomatic) Said of a disappointing or mundane event occurring straight after an exciting, magnificent, or triumphal event.

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  1. after the Lord Mayor's show (idiomatic) Said of a disappointing or mundane event occurring straight after an exciting, magnificent, or triumphal event.