put a spotlight on



put a spotlight on somebody/something

to direct attention to someone or something The newspaper articles put a spotlight on the bad condition of our school buildings.
Related vocabulary: shed light on something
See also: on, put, spotlight

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Roma (1)-Russian
Ileenie-LEENEnglish (Rare)
BarnabasBAHR-nah-bahs (German), BAHR-nə-bəs (English)German, English (Rare), Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
ElsieEL-seeEnglish
BrittnyBRIT-neeEnglish (Modern)
Tallak-Norwegian