claim to fame
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Noun
[edit]claim to fame (plural claims to fame)
- (idiomatic) That for which one has bragging rights; one’s reason for being well-known or famous.
- Her only claim to fame is being married to a socialite.
- It seems to me that "grass seed capital of the world" is a fairly shaky claim to fame.
- 2023 March 22, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Island Line to reopen to Ryde Pier in June... possibly”, in RAIL, number 979, page 24:
- Ryde Pier's claim to fame is being the world's oldest seaside pleasure pier, with construction starting in 1813.