the talk of the town

noun phrase

: a person or thing that many people in a town, city, etc., are talking about in an interested or excited way

The new restaurant is the talk of the town.

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Sylvester Stallone is the talk of the town after pissing off his Palm Beach neighbors. —

Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2024 View 5 Images View gallery - 5 images Bright pink color, a new typeface, and a missing cat in its emblem – Jaguar’s rebrand campaign has been the talk of the town since its launch. —

New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2024 At the top of Part 1, the success of Operation: Italy is the talk of the town, and while Sam, Andy and Genevieve are busy celebrating, Teeny’s not too happy with the outcome. —

Nick Caruso, TVLine, 11 Dec. 2024 At a certain point, I became reenergized, competing with Wallace briefly, kind of the talk of the town because of that big Harper’s piece, new super-sweet girlfriend. —

Adam Moss, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the talk of the town

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