Besides a few common phrases to express disappointment, here comes a great video with a lot of examples used in different contexts to teach you how to use "Damp Squib"

See how this idiom is used:

The magic show last night turned out to be a damp squib.

It was a damp squib.

But then the rain came and turned the party into a damp squib.

The whole thing turned out to be a damp squib.

It turned out to be a damp squib this year.

Is there a similar expression or idiom in your language?

English Phrases in Situations

• General phrases
• Saying hello
• Saying goodbye
• Phone conversation
• At the bank
• At the supermarket
• At the market
• At the chemist's
• At the hotel
• At the restaurant
• At the cafe or bar
• At the post office
• At the travel agency
• At the doctor's
• At the dentist's