the talk of the town

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

Last year at this time no one had ever heard of him, but now he's the talk of the town.

The new restaurant is the talk of the town.

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the talk of the town — see talk, 2
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  • Live at London's Talk of the Town (Temptations album) — Infobox Album | Name = Live at London s Talk of the Town Type = Live album Artist = The Temptations Released = July 24, 1970 Recorded = 1970; Talk of the Town, London, England Genre = Soul/Pop Length = N/A Label = Gordy GS 953 Producer = N/A… …   Wikipedia

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