star as someone or something

star as someone or something
star as someone or something
[for someone] to be a featured performer, representing a particular person, or play in a particular role. •

Judy starred as Evita in the broadway production of the same name.

Mary starred as an aging countess.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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