Society
take centre stage
become the main focus
To become the person or thing that receives most of the attention.
Hear it in real life
What made the festival memorable?
Local artists took centre stage throughout the weekend.
At the meeting, the cost of living took centre stage.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: At the meeting, the cost of living took the centre stage.
Say: At the meeting, the cost of living took centre stage.
Learners may add “the” by analogy with “take the stage,” but this expression uses no article.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
take centre stage; took centre stage during the event
Your turn: say it out loud
At the meeting, the cost of living took centre stage.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
take centre stage
become the main focus
“At the meeting, the cost of living took centre stage.”
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