MAKE A SPLASH meaning: Attract significant attention or excitement - OneLook

Usually means: Attract significant attention or excitement.

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make a splash: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
make a splash: Merriam-Webster
make a splash: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
make a splash: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
make a splash: Wiktionary

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make a splash: Idioms

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make a splash: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (make a splash)

▸ verb: (idiomatic) To do something that attracts attention.

Similar:

cook up a storm, splash, make waves, jump out, plash, turn heads, catch the eye, make a scene, hit the headlines, take by storm, more...

Opposite:

fly under radar, go unnoticed, blend in, be inconspicuous

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Similar:

cook up a storm, splash, make waves, jump out, plash, turn heads, catch the eye, make a scene, hit the headlines, take by storm, more...

Opposite:

fly under radar, go unnoticed, blend in, be inconspicuous

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