have your name in lights

have (one's) name in lights

To be well-known due to one's work in show business or the arts. Alice has always dreamed of having her name in lights, so I'm not surprised that she's making her Broadway debut tonight.See also: have, lights, name

have your name in lights

1 (of an actor or performer) have their name displayed in lights outside a theatre, concert hall, etc. 2 be famous.See also: have, lights, name