talk of the town

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Noun

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.
- 1980, Chrissie Hynde (lyrics and music), “Talk of the Town”, performed by The Pretenders:
  I want you, I want you, but now / Who's the talk of the town?

Translations

a topic or person discussed by many people

Azerbaijani: hamının danışdığı
Catalan: tothom en va ple
Chinese:
Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 街談巷議／街谈巷议 (zh) (jiētánxiàngyì)
Finnish: yleinen puheenaihe
German: Stadtgespräch (de) n
Russian: при́тча во язы́цех (ru) f (prítča vo jazýcex)
Scottish Gaelic: am beul a' bhaile
Spanish: comidilla (es), estar en boca de todos, vox populi (es)

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