the toast of
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: 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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For now, Gilpin is focused on donning Lincoln’s bratty curls and putting her mark on the role that has made Escola the toast of Broadway.
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Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
But what a joy to see this singular comedic talent become the toast of Broadway, thanks to their tour de force as a boozy, stagestruck Mary Todd Lincoln.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Emilia Pérez, the highly unconventional Spanish-language musical from the French filmmaker Jacques Audiard and the American distributor Netflix, was the toast of the Capri Hollywood International Film Festival over the Christmas/New Year break.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2025
Those Knicks were the toast of the town for their unexpected success in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
—Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
But what a joy to see this singular comedic talent become the toast of Broadway, thanks to their tour de force as a boozy, stagestruck Mary Todd Lincoln.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Emilia Pérez, the highly unconventional Spanish-language musical from the French filmmaker Jacques Audiard and the American distributor Netflix, was the toast of the Capri Hollywood International Film Festival over the Christmas/New Year break.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2025
Those Knicks were the toast of the town for their unexpected success in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
—Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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