1. The party was a bit of a damp squib.

2. The all-party meeting was a damp squib.

3. The celebrations were a bit of a damp squib.

4. You know what I mean -- a squib or two saying that it's going to take place. "

5. North Korea's nuclear test was a damp squib in market terms.

6. The pop concert went off like a damp squib when the main actors failed to appear.

7. The pop concert went off like a damp squib when the main act failed to appear.

8. After all that media attention, the whole event turned out to be a bit of a damp squib, with very few people attending.

9. Let Fortune writer Ronald Henkoff describe what followed: The squib demanded at least five years' experience in human resources.

10. The fireworks display that heralded the opening of Antwerp 93 went off like a damp squib.

11. The traditional Easter turkey boom - the second biggest after Christmas - was a damp squib because hard-up families bought cheaper chickens.

12. The general opinion was that it had fizzled out; like a spent squib, it hadn't even given one burst.

12. Wish you will love and make progress everyday!

13. These can be ignited as by means of a squib or exploded with a cartridge.

14. Today, the bang from that easy buck also appears to have shrunk to a small squib.

15. The joke which I thought would make her laugh, proved a damp squib.