the toast of

idiom

: a person who is very popular in (a particular place) or among (a particular group of people)

After she won the championship, she was the toast of the town.

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And Bruce Babbitt, the former Arizona governor and, as Bill Clinton's Interior secretary the toast of CRWUA, seemed to find a silver lining in the otherwise rainless clouds. —

Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024 Unlike Williams, who is the toast of Chicago already, Burrow had the luxury of debuting during the fan-free COVID-19 season. —

Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024 Once the toast of the Twin Cities, and a large part of the NFL-aware public, the Vikings are in danger of being buried in the NFC North. —

Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 1 Nov. 2024 Before the New York Yankees kick off the World Series, against the Los Angeles Dodgers, on Friday, the Liberty will be the toast of The Big Apple. —

Sean Gregory, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the toast of

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