Idiom
put on the map
Meaning
To bring someone or something into a position of prominence.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“This new restaurant really put our town on the map.”
“The young athlete's record-breaking performance at the Olympics finally put her on the map.”
“The discovery of the ancient ruins put the remote village on the map, attracting scholars and tourists from across the globe.”
Examples
simple
“This new restaurant really put our town on the map.”
contextual
“The young athlete's record-breaking performance at the Olympics finally put her on the map.”
complex
“The discovery of the ancient ruins put the remote village on the map, attracting scholars and tourists from across the globe.”
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