claim to fame

claim to fame
That for which one has bragging rights; ones reason for being well-known or famous.

It seems to me that "grass seed capital of the world" is a fairly shaky claim to fame.


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  • claim to fame — often humorous phrase the thing that makes a person or place famous or interesting My claim to fame is that I once shook hands with Nelson Mandela. Thesaurus: fame and renownsynonym Main entry: claim * * * a reason for being regarded as unusual… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Claim to Fame —   Author(s) Margaret Peterson Haddix …   Wikipedia

  • claim to fame — (someone s) claim to fame a reason for a person or place to be well known or famous. The town s main claim to fame is that the President was born here. His only claim to fame is that he nearly met Princess Diana. (humorous) …   New idioms dictionary

  • claim to fame — what you have done to cause you to be famous    Besides passing math, what s your claim to fame? …   English idioms

  • claim to fame — often humorous the thing that makes a person or place famous or interesting My claim to fame is that I once shook hands with Nelson Mandela …   English dictionary

  • someone's claim to fame — (someone s) claim to fame a reason for a person or place to be well known or famous. The town s main claim to fame is that the President was born here. His only claim to fame is that he nearly met Princess Diana. (humorous) …   New idioms dictionary

  • fame — [feım] n [U] [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: Latin fama report, fame ] the state of being known about by a lot of people because of your achievements win/achieve/gain/find fame ▪ Streisand won fame as a singer before she became an actress …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • claim — [klām] vt. [ME claimen < OFr claimer, to call, claim < L clamare, to cry out: see CLAMOR] 1. to demand or ask for as rightfully belonging or due to one; assert one s right to (a title, accomplishment, etc. that should be recognized) [to… …   English World dictionary

  • claim — claim1 W1S1 [kleım] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(truth)¦ 2¦(money)¦ 3¦(legal right)¦ 4¦(death)¦ 5¦(attention)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: clamer, from Latin clamare to cry out, shout ] 1.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • claim — I n. 1) to enter, file, lodge, make, put forward, put in, submit; establish; press; substantiate a claim (she filed a claim for compensation) 2) to lay claim to; to stake, stake out a claim to 3) (esp. AE) to jump ( steal ) smb. s claim 4) to… …   Combinatory dictionary

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