strokes of genius
Flashes of brilliance
Strokes of genius are brilliant, inspired actions or ideas—moments of exceptional insight or creativity.
The phrase suggests sudden flashes rather than methodical work: The bridge's design showed strokes of genius.
A single instance is a stroke of genius: Casting her as the villain was a stroke of genius.
- brillianceExceptional intelligence or luster
- eureka momentSudden realization or discovery
- solutionAnswer or liquid mixture
- paradigm shiftWholesale replacement of frameworks
- game changerDecisive transformative factor
innovation · thinking outside the box · tour de force · work of art · creativity · prodigiousness · breakthrough · aha moment · moment of clarity · discovery · insight · big idea · virtuosity · invention · originality · inspiration · happy accident · terrific