# claim to fame

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/claim-to-fame
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

That for which one has bragging rights; one’s reason for being well-known or famous.

## 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.

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