一いっ世せいを風ふう靡びする

expression, suru verb (irregular)

take the world by storm; dominate an era; capture the public imagination

Idiomatic expression meaning to become overwhelmingly popular or influential for a period, often used of trends, artists, or ideas that define a generation.

• そのバンドは1980年ねん代だいに一いっ世せいを風ふう靡びした。

  That band took the world by storm in the 1980s.

• スマートフォンは現げん代だいの生せい活かつを一いっ世せいを風ふう靡びしている。

  Smartphones have come to dominate modern life.