put sth/sb on the map
Definition
› to make a thing, person, or place famous: The governor has managed to put this sleepy state in on the map.Fame and famous
(Definition of put sth/sb on the map from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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put sth up phrasal verb (RAISE)
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put sth/sb down phrasal verb (NAME)
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put sth/sb down phrasal verb (STOP HOLDING)
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put sth/sb forward phrasal verb
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put sth/sb in a pigeonhole idiom
- put sth/sb on the map idiom
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put sth/sb up phrasal verb
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put stock in sth idiom
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put the boot in idiom
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put the cart before the horse idiom
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put the fear of God into you idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- A-list adjective
- anyone who is/was anyone idiom
- B-list adjective
- be a legend in your own lifetime idiom
- be in the public eye idiom
- catapult verb
- famously adverb (IN A FAMOUS WAY)
- fore noun
- high-profile adjective
- hit the headlines idiom
- household word noun
- immortal adjective
- make it big idiom
- marquee adjective
- notoriety noun
- notorious adjective
- proverbial adjective
- renown noun
- well known adjective
- world-famous adjective
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Fame and famous
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