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Takoyaki-English Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

spotlight

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0Probably so, but in my experience "in the spotlight" is the more common expression. 02br 02br 00"under the spotlight" 733,000 (Google hits)02br 02br 00"in the spotlight" 4,720,00002br 02br 00Thinking in terms of a stage performance, which I believe is the origin, "in the spotlight" means calling attention selective to one performer or attraction among many. "0-

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  • 0Probably so, but in my experience "in the spotlight" is the more common expression.
  • 02br 02br 00"under the spotlight" 733,000 (Google hits)02br 02br 00"in the spotlight" 4,720,00002br 02br 00Thinking in terms of a stage performance, which I believe is the origin, "in the spotlight" means calling attention selective to one performer or attraction among many.
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0Probably so, but in my experience "in the spotlight" is the more common expression. I'd take "under the spotlight" to mean "under a magnifier."02br
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