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

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

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

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

put on the map

To make well-known, prominent, or famous.See also: map, on, put