idiom
put on the map
PUT on the MAP
pʊt ɒn ðə mæpListen
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Syllable breakdown
putonthemap
Dictionary meaning
bring a place, person, or thing to wide public attention and recognition for the first time; make something previously unknown or overlooked into a significant or celebrated presence; a single event, cultural product, or famous resident can put an otherwise obscure town on the map, suddenly making it a destination or reference point for people who would previously never have noticed it
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