put on the map
put (someone, something, or some place) on the map
To make some place or thing very famous or renowned; to establish some place as being remarkable or noteworthy. It was my grandma's chili recipe that put this restaurant on the map years ago! They're hoping that this amusement park can put the small town on the map. Her first film put her on the map. Her next three movies made her a legend.
See also: map, on, put
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
put something on the map
Fig. to make some place famous or popular. The good food you serve here will really put this place on the map. Nothing like a little scandal to put an otherwise sleepy town on the map.
See also: map, on, put
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
put on the map
Make famous, publicize, as in The incident got on the national news and put our community on the map. This expression, alluding to a locality that formerly was too small to put on a map, dates from the early 1900s.
See also: map, on, put
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
put somebody/something on the ˈmap
make somebody/something famous or important: Her performance in her first film really put her on the map. The newspaper story put the village on the map.See also: map, on, put, somebody, something
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
put on the map
To make well-known, prominent, or famous.
See also: map, on, put
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
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