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?

Examples of bright spark in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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