The town's main claim to fame is that the President was born here.
His only claim to fame is that he nearly met Princess Diana.
(humorous)New idioms dictionary. 2014.
claim to fame — often humorous phrase the thing that makes a person or place famous or interesting My claim to fame is that I once shook hands with Nelson Mandela. Thesaurus: fame and renownsynonym Main entry: claim * * * a reason for being regarded as unusual… … Useful english dictionary
Claim to Fame — Author(s) Margaret Peterson Haddix … Wikipedia
claim to fame — noun That for which one has bragging rights; ones reason for being well known or famous. It seems to me that grass seed capital of the world is a fairly shaky claim to fame … Wiktionary
claim to fame — what you have done to cause you to be famous Besides passing math, what s your claim to fame? … English idioms
claim to fame — often humorous the thing that makes a person or place famous or interesting My claim to fame is that I once shook hands with Nelson Mandela … English dictionary
someone's claim to fame — (someone s) claim to fame a reason for a person or place to be well known or famous. The town s main claim to fame is that the President was born here. His only claim to fame is that he nearly met Princess Diana. (humorous) … New idioms dictionary
fame — [feım] n [U] [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: Latin fama report, fame ] the state of being known about by a lot of people because of your achievements win/achieve/gain/find fame ▪ Streisand won fame as a singer before she became an actress … Dictionary of contemporary English
claim — [klām] vt. [ME claimen < OFr claimer, to call, claim < L clamare, to cry out: see CLAMOR] 1. to demand or ask for as rightfully belonging or due to one; assert one s right to (a title, accomplishment, etc. that should be recognized) [to… … English World dictionary
claim — claim1 W1S1 [kleım] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(truth)¦ 2¦(money)¦ 3¦(legal right)¦ 4¦(death)¦ 5¦(attention)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: clamer, from Latin clamare to cry out, shout ] 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
claim — I n. 1) to enter, file, lodge, make, put forward, put in, submit; establish; press; substantiate a claim (she filed a claim for compensation) 2) to lay claim to; to stake, stake out a claim to 3) (esp. AE) to jump ( steal ) smb. s claim 4) to… … Combinatory dictionary
