make a splash
Definition of make a splash
informal
: to attract a lot of attention in an exciting way The young director is making (quite) a splash in Hollywood. The news of her arrest made a huge splash.
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: behave, act
: to begin or seem to begin (an action)
: to cause to happen to or be experienced by someone
: the manner or style in which a thing is constructed
: brand
: the physical, mental, or moral constitution of a person
: to strike and dash about a liquid or semiliquid substance
: to move in or into a liquid or semiliquid substance and cause it to spatter
: to become spattered about
: splashed liquid or semiliquid substance
: impounded water released suddenly
: a spot or daub from or as if from splashed liquid
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