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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If the posh London lifestyle is calling, Mayfair is the place to be.
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Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Digital projectors have advanced to bring us nearly cinema-quality pictures, so your home theater is the place to be, especially with most movies hitting streaming services anyway.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 26 June 2025
Indianapolis was the place to be this past weekend as the 2025 WNBA All-Star festivities took over the city.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 21 July 2025
If Champagne bars are getting cooler, as the Wine Enthusiast story suggests, Louisville seems to be the place to be.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Digital projectors have advanced to bring us nearly cinema-quality pictures, so your home theater is the place to be, especially with most movies hitting streaming services anyway.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 26 June 2025
Indianapolis was the place to be this past weekend as the 2025 WNBA All-Star festivities took over the city.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 21 July 2025
If Champagne bars are getting cooler, as the Wine Enthusiast story suggests, Louisville seems to be the place to be.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 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 5 Aug. 2025.
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