(a/one's) place in the sun

An advantageous or favorable position or situation. Your place in the sun will be assured when you win this match. After being a secondary player on the world stage, the emerging power began to look for its place in the sun.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Bogdan	BAWG-dahn (Polish), BOG-dahn (Serbian, Croatian), bog-DAHN (Romanian)	Polish, Russian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Romanian, Medieval Slavic
Flora	['flɔ:rə]
Alphonse	['aelfɔns]
Dinah	['dainə]
Turgay	-	Turkish
Tzila	-	Hebrew