claim to fame, one's
claim to fame
The reason why someone or something is famous or well-known. I've heard that name before—what's his claim to fame? Jeff's big claim to fame is being on that reality show for one episode.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
someone's claim to fame
someone's reason for being well-known or famous. Her claim to fame is that she can recite the entire works of Shakespeare.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
claim to fame
a reason for being regarded as unusual or noteworthy (often used when the reason cited is comical, bizarre, or trivial).See also: claim, fame
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
ˌclaim to ˈfame
(often humorous) one thing that makes a person or place important or interesting: His main claim to fame is that he went to school with the President.See also: claim, fame
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
claim to fame, one's
A characteristic for which a person or thing is particularly noted. For example, describing a bridge player who won several big titles, Alan Truscott wrote, “He had three other claims to fame. His friends knew him as an extraordinary raconteur, and . . . he was addicted to opening the bidding in a three-card major suit and perpetrated outrageous psychic bids” (New York Times, April 13, 2000). This twentieth-century cliché undoubtedly owes its popularity to its rhyme.
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The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
- a claim to fame
- claim to fame
- claim
- stake (one's) claim
- stake a/your claim to somebody/something
- call (one's) bluff
- call bluff
- call somebody's bluff
- call someone's bluff
- in respect of (someone or something)