in the limelight[spotlight] 각광을 받아, 주목의 대상이 되어

전기가 없었던 초기 극장시절에 석회(lime)로 만들어진 용기를 사용한 불빛을 남녀 배우에게 비추었던 데서 생겨난 말.

e.g., Politicians were caught unexpectedly in the limelight after the Supreme Court's Webster decision.

      He was in the limelight when his name was in the news.

      He appears to relish the spotlight.