a household name
/ə ˌhaʊshəʊld ˈneɪm/NEUTRAL · B2
Meaning
someone or something that almost everyone has heard of
Examples
- 1Ten years ago nobody knew her, but now the singer is a household name.
- 2The company became a household name after its funny adverts appeared on TV.
- 3After winning the baking show, Leo became a household name and was recognised in every shop.
- 4Even my grandparents know the app now; it has become a household name.
- 5Is he really a household name, or have only people in the music business heard of him?
Grammar
Countable: a household name, household names. It usually follows be or become.
More idioms about home
All 20 idioms and the topic quiz →bring the house downto make an audience laugh or clap very loudlygo through the roofto rise to a very high level very quicklyon your doorstepvery close to where you liveuntil the cows come homefor a very long timehit hometo make you fully realise how serious something iseverything but the kitchen sinkalmost everything you can think of
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