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toast
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*warm as toast
very warm and cozy. (*Also: as ~.) The baby will be warm as toast in that blanket. We were as warm as toast by the side of the fire.
See also: warm

propose a toast

to make a toast before a celebratory drink. I'd like to propose a toast in honor of your birthday. At the wedding reception, the bride's father proposed a toast to the new couple.
See also: propose

be the toast of somebody
to be liked and admired by a group of people His charm and wit made him the toast of Paris. After rave reviews of her play, she is the toast of the town.

the toast of somewhere
the person who is most admired somewhere His charm and wit made him the toast of Paris.
Usage notes: sometimes used in the form the toast of the town: After rave reviews of her play, she is the toast of the town.


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