in the limelight

in the limelight

English

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

in the limelight

1. (idiomatic) In the focus of attention, especially from the media.

   The politician was in the limelight from the moment the scandal became public.

Translations

focus of attention

Dutch: in het spotlicht, in het centrum van de aandacht Finnish: parrasvaloissa French: sous les feux de la rampe

German: im Rampenlicht n, im Mittelpunkt des Interesses m Italian: al centro dell'attenzione, sotto la luce dei riflettori Swedish: i rampljuset

See also

• Limelight
• spotlight