make a name for oneself

[make a name for oneself] {v. phr.}

To become recognized in a field of endeavor; become a celebrity.

* /Joe has worked so hard at soybean trading that he made quite a name for himself as a trader./

* /Bill has made a name for himself both as a pianist and as a composer./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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