the star of the show
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3.0
- idiom
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estrella del espectáculo
- In the school play, the young actor was the star of the show and captured everyone's attention.
- here is the star of the show
When I first saw this, I went, this is the star of the show.
- When I first saw this, I went, this is the star of the show.
- Instead, all of them started by making them the star of the show.
- Because what happens with child actors, even if they're the star of the show, Nobody was on the set but but me.
- All right, so for the star of the show, I'm going to take Mama's Star, one of my favorite lipsticks ever.
- And Sheldon's mom, Sheldon Cooper, one of the stars of the show, is saying this to Penny, one of the the one of the main female lead in the show.
Examples
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Matt Weninger was the star of the show on this night despite giving up a goal apiece in the first two periods and two more in the third.
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She was the star of the show.
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So with that all in mind, the star of the show today might surprise you a bit.
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That piece is the star of the show.
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And now let's bring out the star of the show, the mother of my child.
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Our feature presentation, the one and only... the star of the show, Mr. Magic Mike.
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And that, my friend, is why you are the star of the show, because everybody else enjoys your company so much too.
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Arthur is the star of the show.
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Back then, the Maxima was the star of the show, the Nissan that everybody wanted but few actually got.
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To the locals in Nottingham, England, Hardy (25-10, 1 no contest) was the star of the show.
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Synonyms
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4.6
A performer who is the main act at a show
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3.8
A person or thing much more impressive than others in a group
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5.7
Something very impressive that makes people stop and look
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6.4
A very good performance by an actor or entertainer that gets special attention
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5.1
A thing that looks very impressive and gets a lot of attention
A performer who is the main star of a show, often in theater or cabaret
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase's meaning is directly derivable from its parts: 'star' (a celebrated or prominent person) + 'of the' (indicating belonging to) + 'show' (a performance), so a learner who knows these words will infer the referent is the most prominent person in the performance. This compositional NP structure and metaphorical use of 'star' for a leading performer is common cross-linguistically and follows regular English patterns, making it accessible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
The star of the show comes from the picture of a bright star on the stage of a show, someone who stands in the lights and gets all the attention. So, the phrase now means 'the most important or impressive person or thing' in an event.