Limelight | Mean of limelight in English Dictionary

/ˈlaɪmˌlaɪt/

• Noun
• public attention or notice thought of as a bright light that shines on someone
1. She is a very private woman who never sought the limelight. [=who has never sought to be famous]
2. She has shunned the limelight.
3. When his new book caused an unexpected controversy, he was thrust into the limelight once again. [=he was given a lot of unwanted public attention]
4. an actor who is used to being in the limelight
5. He doesn't like having to share the limelight with other actors.
6. He's always trying to grab/steal the limelight from other actors.