(your) name in lights

to be famous and have your work recognized as especially important.

He was never interested in seeing his name in lights – he was always too busy having fun.

Usage notes: also used with see:

I want to see my name in lights for writing this book!

Etymology: based on the brightly lit signs used to advertise the names of the most important actors in a show

• come cap in hand
• come clean
• come down in the world
• come down off your high horse
• come down on
• come down on like a ton of bricks
• come down on someone
• come down on someone like a ton of bricks
• come down on something
• come down on the side of
• come down on the side of someone
• come down on the side of something
• come down the pike
• come down to
• come down to earth
• come down to earth with a bang
• That's all you need!
• That's a new one on me!
• that's another story
• that's it
• That's just not cricket!
• that's life
• That's more like it.
• That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
• that's news to