B2idiominformalsuccessIELTS-friendly
make a splash
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to get a lot of attention by doing something new, impressive or surprising
Often 'make a splash' with something, or 'make a big splash'. The attention is usually short and loud, and it is positive.
In context
The young chef made a splash with her first restaurant in Hanoi.
A small start-up can make a splash if its product goes viral overnight.
More idioms about success
- a blessing in disguisesomething that seems bad at first but later brings a good result
- a close calla situation in which you only just avoid danger or failure
- a dream come truesomething you have wanted for a long time that has finally happened
- a feather in your capan achievement that you can be proud of and that may help you later
- a flash in the pana sudden success that does not last or happen again