the place to be
idiom
: a place where many people go and where exciting things happen
This bar is the place to be on Saturday nights.
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Home Depot : When rates go down, Home Depot is the place to be.
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Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
Architecture aside, the cuisine (from hush puppies to delicious seafood and soul food), spooky ghost tours, and beach proximity make Charleston, South Carolina the place to be in spring and summer.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 10 Feb. 2025
But if sand and boating are your main objectives, Hailstone is the place to be.
—Maya Silver, Outside Online, 10 Mar. 2025
Norway In Norway, Disney+ is the place to be for the 2025 Oscars, with coverage starting early, just after midnight on Sunday.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
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Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
Architecture aside, the cuisine (from hush puppies to delicious seafood and soul food), spooky ghost tours, and beach proximity make Charleston, South Carolina the place to be in spring and summer.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 10 Feb. 2025
But if sand and boating are your main objectives, Hailstone is the place to be.
—Maya Silver, Outside Online, 10 Mar. 2025
Norway In Norway, Disney+ is the place to be for the 2025 Oscars, with coverage starting early, just after midnight on Sunday.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the place to be
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“The place to be.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20place%20to%20be. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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