- be the toast of something
- to be very popular in a particular place or group
The next day she was the toast of Paris, with wonderful reviews in all the newspapers.
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be the toast of something — phrase to be very popular in a particular place or group The next day she was the toast of Paris, with wonderful reviews in all the newspapers. Thesaurus: to be, or to become popular or fashionablesynonym Main entry: toast … Useful english dictionary
toast — I UK [təʊst] / US [toʊst] noun Word forms toast : singular toast plural toasts * 1) [uncountable] bread that has been heated until its outside is brown and hard toast and marmalade a slice of toast beans/cheese/tomatoes on toast 2) [countable] an … English dictionary
toast — toast1 [ toust ] noun * 1. ) uncount bread that has been heated until its outside is brown and hard: toast and jam a slice of toast 2. ) count an occasion when people all drink together and say someone s name in order to show their admiration or… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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toast — toast1 S3 [təust US toust] n [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: TOAST2;] [Sense: 2; Origin: from the use of pieces of toast to add to the taste of drink] 1.) [U] bread that has been heated so that it is brown on both sides and no longer soft ▪ I had a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
toast — [[t]to͟ʊst[/t]] toasts, toasting, toasted 1) N UNCOUNT Toast is bread which has been cut into slices and made brown and crisp by cooking at a high temperature. ...a piece of toast. 2) VERB When you toast something such as bread, you cook it at a… … English dictionary
Toast (honor) — For other uses, see Toast (disambiguation). Hip, Hip, Hurrah! by Danish painter P.S. Krøyer, 1888 A toast is a ritual in which a drink is taken as an expression of honor or goodwill. The term may be applied to the person or thing so honored, the… … Wikipedia
toast — 1 noun 1 (U) bread that has been heated so that it is brown on both sides and no longer soft: We had toast for breakfast. 2 (C) an occasion when you ask people to all drink something in order to thank someone, wish someone luck etc: propose a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
toast — I. verb Etymology: Middle English tosten, from Anglo French toster, from Late Latin tostare to roast, from Latin tostus, past participle of torrēre to dry, parch more at thirst Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to warm thoroughly 2. to make… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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