Idioms 1
To be in the limelight
To be famous at the moment
A flop
a failure
To have the world at your feet
To be very successful and popular
A showstopper
To be very impressive of a song, perfomance, etc.
To put a town on the map
To draw attention to the town
To steal someone’s thunder
To take all the attention away from someone
A has-been
A performer who makes one successful recording but then no others
One-hit wonder
A performer who makes one hit only and then no other
To roll out the red carpet
To give someone very special treatment
A big break
An opportunity that leads to big success
A hellraiser
A scandalously behaved celebrity
Dressed to kill
To intentionally wear clothes that attract attention and admiration
A flash in the pan
Success that was short-lived and wasn’t repeated
Star-studded
A cast consisting of a lot of famous actors
go to sb's head
when success or praise goes to sb’s head, it makes them feel more important than they really are
a household name
a person who is known by everyone
Victim of their own success
To have problems because of your success, as success gets into ones head their attitude towards others changes, they become arrogant and start to think as if they are only one on the planet with the skill and talent.
claim to fame
a reason why someone is famous
camera-shy
If you are camera-shy, you dislike having your photograph taken
a blockbuster
a book or film that is very successful
Z-list
used to describe people who are only slightly famous, or who are famous but not for doing anything special
A one trick pony
A celebrity can be called ‘ A one trick pony’ when they are skilled only in one kind of genre.
flavour of the month
the most popular person at a particular time
catapult
to become famous or important very suddenly
kudos
the public admiration that a person receives as a result of a particular achievement or position in society: