talk of a place

talk of a place

someone or something who is the subject of a conversation somewhere, such as the town, the office, the community, etc. The handsome new teacher was the talk of the town. John's new car is the talk of the office.

See also: of, place, talk

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.