stake out (one's) claim Idiome

claim to fame

what you have done to cause you to be famous Besides passing math, what's your claim to fame?

claim

1. to say one allies oneself with a gang or set
2. to claim membership in a gang
3. to say something that is not necessarily true

stake a claim

Idiom(s): stake a claim (to sth)

Theme: OWNERSHIP - CLAIM

to lay or make a claim for something. (Informal.)
• I want to stake a claim to that last piece of pie.
• You don't need to stake a claim. Just ask politely.

Proclaim it from the rooftops

If something is proclaimed from the rooftops, it is made as widely known and as public as possible.

claim check|check|claim

n. A ticket needed to get back something. The man at the parking lot gave Mrs. Collins a claim check. The boy put the dry cleaning claim check in his billfold. The man told Mary the pictures would be ready Friday and gave her a claim check.

stake a claim|claim|stake

v. phr. 1. To claim ownership of land by driving stakes to show boundaries. The gold hunters staked claims in the West. 2. informal To claim a person or thing as your own by some sign. Usually used with "on". George staked a claim on Dianne by giving her his class ring.

claim check

claim check
A receipt for property that has been left or deposited, as in Give me your claim check and I'll pick up your laundry for you. This term most often refers to a receipt for such items as laundry (left for washing), clothes (for dry cleaning), a car (for servicing), or baggage (for short-term storage). [First half of 1900s]

lay claim to

lay claim to
Assert one's right to or ownership of, as in “What claim lays she to thee?” (Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors, 3:2). [Late 1500s] Also see stake a claim.