bright spark

noun

British, informal + disapproving

: a person who says or does something that seems intelligent but is really not

Who's the bright spark who came up with this rotten idea?

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There was a bright spark in the game, though, coming in the form of Premier League new boy Joshua Zirkzee. —

Thomas Schlachter, CNN, 17 Aug. 2024 Every now and then the candlelight catches a bright spark thrown from jewels as guests table-hop to greet each other. —

Carol Woolton, Vogue, 2 July 2024 Streams of pink and blue are seeing flowing from each of their typewriters and cause a bright spark after connecting. —

Tabitha Parent, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024 After the hardest times, a bright spark always followed — a busy week, a special interaction between customers. —

Marisa Gerber, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2024 Ford In 1970 or 1971, some bright spark at Ford UK had an idea to promote the Transit's image. —

Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 22 June 2023 While the fashion trajectory of It-girls is often linear (no one wants to tread a Chanel pump out of line!), this bright spark keeps us guessing, and that’s more thrilling than an archive of rare Hermès Birkins. —

Alice Newbold, Vogue, 30 Nov. 2023