Fame Feɪm Claim Noun Bre Achieve/Win Instant Rise/Shoot

• to achieve/win instant fame
• to rise/shoot to fame overnight
• andrew lloyd webber of ‘cats’ fame (= famous for ‘cats’)
• the town's only claim to fame is that there was once a riot there.

fame

1. the state of being known and talked about by many people
• see also famous
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• to achieve/win instant fame
• to rise/shoot to fame overnight
• Andrew Lloyd Webber of ‘Cats’ fame (= famous for ‘Cats’)
• 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.
• He was enjoying his new-found fame.
• Her fame rests on a single book.
• In 1934, when at the height of his fame, he disappeared.
• Largely unknown in his lifetime, Mendel’s discoveries earned him posthumous fame.
• She found fame on the stage.
• 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.
• 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.

Word Origin

• Middle English (also in the sense ‘reputation’, which survives in house of ill fame): via Old French from Latin fama.