avoid the spotlight

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Definition of avoid the spotlight - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

attentionevade being the center of attention

He tries to avoid the spotlight at social gatherings.

privacystay out of public attention or fame

She prefers to avoid the spotlight and work behind the scenes.

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evade

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Expressions with avoid

avoid at all costs

do everything possible to prevent

They avoided at all costs a confrontation with the authorities.

avoid feeding the trolls

deliberately ignore provocative messages to prevent disruption

She decided to avoid feeding the trolls during the debate.

avoid like the plague

stay away from something or someone intensely

He avoids junk food like the plague.

avoid the limelight

stay out of public attention or fame

She prefers to avoid the limelight and work behind the scenes.

avoid an argument

keep from entering, or stop from starting, a quarrel

I tried to keep the meeting calm and avoid an argument.

avoid pigeonholing

actively prevent being labeled in a narrow or simple category

She tries to avoid pigeonholing in her career choices.

Expressions with spotlight

spotlight on

bright light used to illuminate a person or thing

The actor stood in the spotlight on the stage.

shine a spotlight on

draw strong public attention to an issue person or problem

The documentary shone a spotlight on climate change impacts.

under the spotlight

adv.

receiving a lot of public attention

The actor has been under the spotlight since the scandal broke.

put the spotlight on

direct strong public attention toward a particular person problem or issue

The report put the spotlight on poor working conditions at the factory.

turn the spotlight on

focus attention on someone or something to highlight or examine

The article turned the spotlight on environmental issues.

grab the spotlight

attract attention to oneself

She loves to grab the spotlight at every party.

hog the spotlight

take all the attention for yourself in a group

He always tries to hog the spotlight at meetings.

in the spotlight

adv.

receiving significant public attention or scrutiny

The actor was in the spotlight after the award ceremony.

into the spotlight

adv.

gaining public attention or focus suddenly

The new policy pushed the issue into the spotlight.

move the spotlight

shift attention to a different subject or person

The manager moved the spotlight to the new project.

Examples of avoid the spotlight in a sentence

They avoid the spotlight by working behind the scenes.
He managed to avoid the spotlight despite his success.
They chose to avoid the spotlight and live a quiet life.

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French:fuir les projecteurs, éviter les feux de la rampe, ...
German:das Rampenlicht meiden, die Öffentlichkeit meiden, ...
Italian:evitare i riflettori, ...
Spanish:evitar el protagonismo, ...
Portuguese:evitar os holofotes, ...
Chinese:逃避关注, 避开聚光灯, ...
Japanese:注目の中心を避ける, 注目を避ける, ...
Arabic:تَجَنَّبَ الأَضْوَاء, يَتَجَنَّبُ الْأَضْوَاءَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְרַחֵק מֵאוֹר הַזְּרָקוֹרִים, לְהִימָּנַע מֵאוֹר הַזַּרְקוֹרִים, ...
Russian:избегать внимания, держаться в тени, ...
Ukrainian:уникати уваги, триматися в тіні, ...
Hindi:ध्यान के केंद्र में आने से बचना, सार्वजनिक ध्यान से बचना, ...
Bengali:মনোযোগের কেন্দ্রবিন্দু হওয়া এড়ানো, জনসমক্ষে আসা এড়ানো, ...
Catalan:evitar ser el centre d'atenció, fugir del focus mediàtic, ...
Czech:vyhýbat se pozornosti, vyhýbat se publicitě, ...
Danish:undgå at være i centrum, holde sig ude af rampelyset, ...
Dutch:de aandacht vermijden, de publieke aandacht vermijden, ...
Greek:αποφεύγω να είμαι στο επίκεντρο, αποφεύγω τη δημοσιότητα, ...
Hungarian:kerülni a reflektorfényt, kerülni a nyilvánosságot, ...
Khmer:គេចពីការចាប់អារម្មណ៍, គេចវេះពីការចាប់អារម្មណ៍ជាសាធារណៈ, ...
Korean:중심이 되는 것을 피하다, 공적 관심을 피하다, ...
Persian:از کانون توجه دوری کردن, دور از توجه عمومی ماندن, ...
Polish:unikać bycia w centrum uwagi, unikać uwagi publicznej, ...
Portuguese (BR):evitar os holofotes, ...
Romanian:a fugi de centrul atenției, a fugi de lumina reflectoarelor, ...
Swedish:undvika att vara i centrum, undvika offentlighetens ljus, ...
Thai:หลีกเลี่ยงการเป็นจุดสนใจ, อยู่ห่างจากสายตาสาธารณะ, ...
Turkish:ilgi odağı olmaktan kaçınmak, dikkatlerden kaçınmak, ...
Vietnamese:tránh trở thành tâm điểm chú ý, tránh sự chú ý, ...

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Definition of avoid the spotlight - Reverso English Dictionary

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