make a splash

verb

To do something that attracts attention.

Meanings

verbmake a splash (third-person singular simple present makes a splash, present participle making a splash, simple past and past participle made a splash)

present singular third person makes a splash · participle present making a splash · participle past made a splash · past made a splash

  1. idiomaticTo do something that attracts attention.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 引人注目
  • 引人注目 (yǐnrénzhùmù)do something that attracts attention
Finnish säväyttää
  • säväyttäädo something that attracts attention
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