in the limelight

Etymology
From the use of limelight for theatre lighting, in particular, for powering the spotlights which are used to put the focus on individual actors on stage.

Prepositional phrase

 * 1)  In the focus of attention, especially from the media.
 * The politician was in the limelight from the moment the scandal became public.

Translations

 * Dutch: in het spotlicht, in het centrum van de aandacht
 * Finnish: parrasvaloissa
 * French: sous les feux de la rampe
 * German: im Rampenlicht, im Mittelpunkt des Interesses
 * Italian: sotto i riflettori
 * Spanish: en el candelero
 * Swedish: i rampljuset