In the limelight
Also,
in the spotlight
. At the center of public attention or notoriety. For example,
John loves being in the limelight
, or
The reporters made sure the attractive new actress would be in the spotlight
. Both terms come from the theater and allude to focusing light on an important person, the first from a lighting device used from about 1840 on, the second from the early 1900s. Also see
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1. Also, in one’s midst. Surrounded by, among, as in I saw a familiar face in the midst of the crowd, or To think there was a Nobel Prize winner in our midst! [ c. 1500s ] 2. See in the middle of , def. 1.
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