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
Gerda (2)YER-dah (Swedish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
FranjoFRAH-nyoCroatian, Serbian
Nigellus-English (Archaic)
BÁR&Eth;R-Ancient Scandinavian
Cadfael-Welsh
ZİYa-Turkish