in the sportlight--at the centre of attention

thank you shark! I learned more from you, but I think:

spotlight---for example, I don't want to be in the spotlight.  one doesn't have to be a movie star to be in the spotlight because this is a rhetorical device ---being exagerating in writing?  

in the spotlight is same as in the limelight,it means in the centr of attention

and in the limelight Fig. at the center of attention. (Limelight refers to an obsolete type of spotlight, and the word occurs only in this phrase.) John will do almost anything to get himself into the limelight. I love being in the spotlight. All elected officials spend a lot of time in the limelight.  

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• 回複：in the sportlight--at the centre of attention -hammerheadshark- ♀ (105 bytes) () 05/21/2012 postreply 11:13:33

• you know my words are limited, so i just double check -sportwoman- ♀ (334 bytes) () 05/21/2012 postreply 11:32:56

• There is no need to apologize -hammerheadshark- ♀ (3164 bytes) () 05/21/2012 postreply 22:14:31

• Are you hinting that I am still holding on to that grudge? -sportwoman- ♀ (1461 bytes) () 05/22/2012 postreply 04:50:00

• I dare say your writing is the best in this forum so far -sportwoman- ♀ (533 bytes) () 05/22/2012 postreply 05:10:05