make a splash

to get a lot of public attention His latest novel was making a splash in literary circles and is on the best-seller list.

to get a lot of public attention It wasn't a best-seller but it did make quite a splash in American literary circles.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Vesta	VES-tə (English)	Roman Mythology
Yuriy	YOO-ree (Russian)	Russian, Ukrainian
Fiera	fee-E-rah	Esperanto
Neville	NEV-əl	English (British)
Osee	-	Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Livius	-	Ancient Roman