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Home / Idiom / 出头露面

(be) in the limelight · appear publicly (or in public) · show one's head (or face) · rise (or come up) in the world · cut a brilliant figure · given to publicity

出头露面
chū tóu lù miàn
ch+ū·1st tonet+óu·2nd tonel+ù·4th tonem+iàn·4th tone
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to put oneself out in the public eye (said of sb for whom doing so is deemed unseemly)抛头露面pāo tóu lù miànto stand out among one's peers (idiom) · to excel出人头地chū rén tóu dìto appear personally · to step in · to step forth · to show up出面chū miànfamous · noted · well-known · celebrated著名zhù míngunwilling to remain lonely or idle · unwilling to be left out不甘寂寞bù gān jì mò
Antonyms
to vanish without trace (idiom) · to lie low销声匿迹xiāo shēng nì jìto conceal one's identity · living incognito隐姓埋名yǐn xìng mái míng