“Can you find where we are on the 'map'?” “Sorry: I'm no good at reading 'maps'.”
The success of his first album really 'put him on the map' in the music industry.
a road/street 'map' [=a map showing the roads/streets of an area]
(..) - Brilliant! He just vanished. I just now I saw it. Maybe he's gone to the Room of Requirement. It doesn't show up on the map, does it? You said that last year. That's right, I... I did. Let's go. Brilliant! (..)2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
(..) Seamus is worse. Hey, Ab! We've got a couple more coming through. Don't remember this on the Marauder's Map. That's because it never existed till now. The seven secret passages were sealed off, before the start of the year. This is the only way in or out, now. (..)2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2