limelight
noun/ˈlaɪmlaɪt/
/ˈlaɪmlaɪt/
(usually the limelight)
[uncountable]- the centre of public attention
- in the limelight to be in the limelight
- out of the limelight to stay out of the limelight
- to steal/hog the limelight (= take attention away from other people)
Extra Examples- He was never a man to seek the limelight.
- She accused her co-star of trying to hog the limelight.
- He likes being in the limelight.
- The band started touring again after two years out of the limelight.
- She was just an ordinary person who was suddenly thrust into the limelight.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + limelight- grab
- hog
- steal
- …
- into the limelight
- in the limelight
- out of the limelight
- …
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