be in the spotlight

1. Literally, to be positioned in a beam of light, typically while performing onstage. The director assured me that I would be in the spotlight for my solo.

2. By extension, to be the center of attention. My sister loves being in the spotlight, but I get really nervous on stage. Once news of this scandal breaks, our company will be in the spotlight for months.

be in the spotlight

(mainly American)

to get attention and interest from the public I always assumed she liked being in the spotlight. (mainly American)

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Karin	KAH-rin (Swedish, German, Dutch), KAH-reen (Finnish), KER-ən (English), KAR-ən (English)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Finnish, English
MelİK	-	Turkish
Chas	CHAZ	English
Shahrivar	-	Persian Mythology
Esthiru	-	Old Church Slavic
Sawyer	SOI-ər, SAW-yər	English (Modern)