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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In three months, the Whitecaps have become the toast of the league.
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Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
Calipari and his Wildcats were once the toast of college basketball.
—Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 11 Apr. 2024
Jacquemus was the toast of West Hollywood on Thursday night.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Her transition from naive country girl to literary force of nature and the toast of early 20th-century Paris, under Wash Westmoreland’s direction, is a joy to behold.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2025
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Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
Calipari and his Wildcats were once the toast of college basketball.
—Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 11 Apr. 2024
Jacquemus was the toast of West Hollywood on Thursday night.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Her transition from naive country girl to literary force of nature and the toast of early 20th-century Paris, under Wash Westmoreland’s direction, is a joy to behold.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2025
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“The toast of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20toast%20of. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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