where the action is
idiom
: a place or situation that is very active and exciting
likes to be where the action is
Downtown is where the action is.
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As much as some complain that this indie slant will doom the Oscars to low ratings without enough blockbuster support, this is where the action is.
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Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 3 Mar. 2025
For example, keeping your feet from getting tangled up or ensuring that your eyes remain riveted on where the action is.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Go where the action is and step into the spotlight.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
The young man is resentful at being stuck on some nowhere planet rather than being where the action is on Coruscant.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 10 July 2024
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Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 3 Mar. 2025
For example, keeping your feet from getting tangled up or ensuring that your eyes remain riveted on where the action is.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Go where the action is and step into the spotlight.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
The young man is resentful at being stuck on some nowhere planet rather than being where the action is on Coruscant.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 10 July 2024
See All Example Sentences for where the action is
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“Where the action is.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/where%20the%20action%20is. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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