The governor has managed to put this sleepy southern state in America on the map.
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put something on the map — put someone/something on the map informal phrase to make someone or something famous It was a role that really put her on the map as a serious actor. Thesaurus: to make someone or something well known or more importantsynonym Main entry: map * * … Useful english dictionary
put somebody on the map — put sb/sth on the ˈmap idiom to make sb/sth famous or important • The exhibition has helped put the city on the map. Main entry: ↑mapidiom … Useful english dictionary
put sb on the map — put sth/sb on the map ► to make a person, place, or thing well known or show how important it is: »The governor has managed to put this sleepy southern state in America on the map. Main Entry: ↑map … Financial and business terms
put sth/sb on the map — ► to make a person, place, or thing well known or show how important it is: »The governor has managed to put this sleepy southern state in America on the map. Main Entry: ↑map … Financial and business terms
map — map1 W2S2 [mæp] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Medieval Latin; Origin: mappa, from Latin, cloth, towel ] 1.) a drawing of a particular area for example a city or country, which shows its main features, such as its roads, rivers, mountains etc ▪ According… … Dictionary of contemporary English
map — 1 noun (C) 1 a drawing of an area of country showing rivers, roads, mountains, towns etc, or of a whole country or several countries: According to the map we should turn left. (+ of): a map of the world | a street/road map: a street map of… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
map — Ⅰ. map UK US /mæp/ noun [C] GRAPHS & CHARTS ► a drawing of the Earth s surface, or part of it, showing things such as the shape and position of countries, political borders, towns, rivers, etc.: on a map »Many of these students could not even… … Financial and business terms
display — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 arrangement of things ADJECTIVE ▪ attractive, beautiful, colourful/colorful, dazzling, excellent, fine, good, interesting, stunning … Collocations dictionary
show — show1 W1S1 [ʃəu US ʃou] v past tense showed past participle shown [ʃəun US ʃoun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(let somebody see)¦ 2¦(prove something)¦ 3¦(feelings/attitudes/qualities)¦ 4¦(explain with actions)¦ 5¦(picture/map etc)¦ 6¦(guide somebody)¦ 7¦(point at… … Dictionary of contemporary English
lay — lay1 W2S1 [leı] v the past tense of ↑lie 1 lay 2 lay2 v past tense and past participle laid [leıd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(put somebody/something down)¦ 2 lay bricks/carpet/concrete/cables etc 3¦(bird/insect etc)¦ 4¦(table)¦ 5 lay the foundations/ … Dictionary of contemporary English
