made a name for himself

made a name for himself
became infamous, his name goes before him

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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  • make a name for oneself — {v. phr.} To become recognized in a field of endeavor; become a celebrity. * /Joe has worked so hard at soybean trading that he made quite a name for himself as a trader./ * /Bill has made a name for himself both as a pianist and as a composer./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make a name for oneself — {v. phr.} To become recognized in a field of endeavor; become a celebrity. * /Joe has worked so hard at soybean trading that he made quite a name for himself as a trader./ * /Bill has made a name for himself both as a pianist and as a composer./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make\ a\ name\ for\ oneself — v. phr. To become recognized in a field of endeavor; become a celebrity. Joe has worked so hard at soybean trading that he made quite a name for himself as a trader. Bill has made a name for himself both as a pianist and as a composer …   Словарь американских идиом

  • make a name for oneself — or make one s name To become famous • • • Main Entry: ↑name * * * become well known by the time he was thirty five, he had made a name for himself as a contractor …   Useful english dictionary

  • make a name for yourself — make a name for (yourself) to become famous or respected by a lot of people. It was with his third novel, The Darkest Hours , that he made a name for himself …   New idioms dictionary

  • make a name for — (yourself) to become famous or respected by a lot of people. It was with his third novel, The Darkest Hours , that he made a name for himself …   New idioms dictionary

  • make a name for yourself — become well known, become famous    Martin Luther King made a name for himself and for freedom! …   English idioms

  • make a name for oneself — become well known or famous He has made a name for himself in the field of computers …   Idioms and examples

  • name — ► NOUN 1) a word or words by which someone or something is known, addressed, or referred to. 2) a famous person. 3) a reputation, especially a good one: he made a name for himself in the theatre. 4) (in the UK) an insurance underwriter belonging… …   English terms dictionary

  • name — name1 W1S1 [neım] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(of a person)¦ 2¦(of a thing or place)¦ 3¦(reputation)¦ 4¦(famous person/company/product)¦ 5 call somebody names 6 in somebody s name/in the name of somebody 7 something has somebody s name on it 8 in the name of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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