Idiom
claim to fame
Meaning
That for which one has bragging rights; one’s reason for being well-known or famous.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“His only claim to fame is winning a local pie contest.”
“The small town's main claim to fame is the historic bridge built over a century ago.”
“While the aging actor had enjoyed a long career, his primary claim to fame remained the minor role he played in a cult classic film decades ago.”
Examples
simple
“His only claim to fame is winning a local pie contest.”
contextual
“The small town's main claim to fame is the historic bridge built over a century ago.”
complex
“While the aging actor had enjoyed a long career, his primary claim to fame remained the minor role he played in a cult classic film decades ago.”
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