Meaning of legend in one's own lunchtime | Babel Free

Definitions

One whose fame is insignificant, fleeting or imaginary.

idiomatic, ironic, often

Examples

“A legend in his own lunchtime, Bulwer-Lytton became renowned for penning exceptionally bad prose...”

“At the company's end-of-season party last week, East Sr, a legend in his own lunchtime, grabbed the mic from the house band and regaled guests—including Setanta pundits Steve McManaman and Les Ferdinand—with a Beatles medley.”

“By way of a change, the Star assistant editor, another legend in his own lunchtime, would regularly fall asleep during the morning conference and we would simply tiptoe past him and leave him to it.”

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