have arrived

have arrived

To have become particularly successful, powerful, or famous. I knew I had arrived when that uber-famous designer asked me to walk in her show. After showing promise for so many years, that director has truly arrived with his latest film, a box-office smash. A: "Oh my gosh, my face is on a billboard in Times Square!" B: "You've arrived!"

See also: arrive, have

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2024 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

have arrived

to have reached a position of power, authority, or prominence. Jane saw her picture on the cover of the magazine and felt that she had finally arrived. When I got an office with a window, I knew that I had arrived.

See also: arrive, have

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.