fame
fame
/feɪm/
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.
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 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.
Collocations
adjective
verb + fame
fame + verb
rest on something
come to somebody
phrases
at the height of somebody/something’s fame
somebody/something’s biggest, chief, greatest, main, etc. claim to fame
fame and fortune
Idioms
Word Origin
Middle English (also in the sense ‘reputation’, which survives in house of ill fame): via Old French from Latin fama.
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