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be/take centre stage (British, American)
to be the most important thing or person at an event or in a situation, or to be the thing or person that people notice most. A new range of electric cars will be centre stage at next month's exhibition.
See also: centre, stage, take

the center of attention
someone or something everyone notices. Frost was the center of attention in the week before the game.

center on someone/something

to be the person or thing that is most noticed. The movie centers on one man's struggle to deal with his father. Much of this region's economy centers around a large oil field.

take center stage

to be the center of interest. Collecting food and clothes for disaster victims has taken center stage in our town. A new line of electric cars took center stage at the automobile show.
See also: stage, take

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