"make a major impression" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It means to leave a strong or significant impact on someone or something. Example: Her performance on stage really made a major impression on the audience. They were all talking about it for days afterwards.
The trio – along with Canterbury centre Josh Morris – are the main contenders for the Blues centre pairing and will be ready to make a major impression.
23 Sep-23 Oct Mercury lends words a special potency early this week, when you can make a major impression, clinch a deal or unpick a secret.
The Kennedy Center is hoping to make a major impression with the Sondheim series, returning to producing shows on a large scale after years of serving as a venue for other companies' productions.
He averaged almost 50 in 12 championship appearances, and although he regressed slightly in 2012, his weight of run-scoring last summer made a major impression on James Whitaker, then the northernmost member of the England selection panel, and now its chairman.
It was in his second Broadway appearance in 1954, playing a seductive Arab boy in north Africa in a stage version of André Gide's The Immoralist, that he made a major impression.
The last time a country star made a major impression on Broadway was in 1985, when Roger Miller composed the score for "Big River," an adaptation of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," which walked off with seven Tony Awards, including best musical and best score.
Radcliffe did not start making a major impression on the world senior stage until 2001, when she was 27, with her first world cross-country gold, and it was not until she switched to the marathon that she took her career to unprecedented levels.
Verdict: Has made a major impression, very quickly, and though it's probably too early to be talking about championships, he looks sure to be a contender sooner or later.
She is fascinating as Rosie and makes a major impression with her talent.
Young Nathan wasn't done making a major impression on the royal visit, though.
Early on, Potocki made a major impression on many of his contemporaries, being groomed as the next leader of Familia.
