fame
noun /feɪm/
/feɪm/
[uncountable]Idioms - the state of being known and talked about by many people
- to achieve/win instant fame
- Daisy Ridley of ‘Star Wars’ fame (= famous for ‘Star Wars’)
- The town's only claim to fame is that there was once a riot there.
- She went to Hollywood in search of fame and fortune.
Extra Examples- After this concert she was firmly on the road to fame and fortune.
- HIs adventure brought him both fame and notoriety.
- He shot to fame in 1997 when he won the US Open.
- Her fame rests on a single book.
- She found fame on the stage.
- In 1934, when at the height of his fame, he disappeared.
- Largely unknown in his lifetime, Mendel's discoveries earned him posthumous fame.
- She gained international fame as a dancer.
- The restaurant's fame spread quickly.
- The town's main claim to fame is being the home of one of the strangest buildings in the world.
- a man to whom fame came very late
- the years of his greatest fame
- His fame as a conductor grew.
- He was enjoying his new-found fame.
- Tennis brought him fame and fortune, but it didn't bring happiness.
- The town's only claim to fame is that it is the birthplace of Einstein.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- great
- local
- …
- enjoy
- achieve
- come to
- …
- rest on something
- come to somebody
- grow
- …
- at the height of somebody/something’s fame
- somebody/something’s biggest, chief, greatest, main, etc. claim to fame
- fame and fortune
- …
Word OriginMiddle English (also in the sense ‘reputation’, which survives in house of ill fame): via Old French from Latin fama.
Idioms
fifteen minutes of fame
- a short period of being famous
- Everybody wants their fifteen minutes of fame.
shoot to fame/stardom
- to suddenly become famous, especially as a singer or actor
- He shot to fame almost overnight.
- She shot to stardom in a Broadway musical.