talk of the town

Noun

Meaning

talk of the town (uncountable)

A topic or person discussed by many people.
Turning up drunk at the debutante ball will certainly make you the talk of the town.

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I think the first time I ever wore a tuxedo was when I played at the Talk Of The Town in 1967, because it was a nightclub and that was the thing to do. Tom Jones

The fall of 1912 my fielding was above the average, but my hitting was not so good. However, I was the talk of the town because of my peculiar way of catching a fly ball. They later named it the Vest-Pocket Catch. Rabbit Maranville

Anurag Basu’s multi starrer Ludo has been the talk of the town for ages now. Source: Internet

Career as a writer 1950s Updike stayed at The New Yorker as a full staff writer for only two years, writing "Talk of the Town" columns and submitting poetry and short stories to the magazine. Source: Internet

After leaving City Hall under a cloud, uniformed James preached reform two blocks east of Chandler's oil company offices, and was the talk of the town in 1929. Source: Internet

Every now and then, a subject comes up which seems to dominate the world of SEO and, while it may not generate Trump-style headlines, it’ll be the talk of the town for marketers. Source: Internet

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