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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Yelp data suggests Milwaukee is the place to be for pizza. Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 7 Oct. 2025 Miami in 2026 is going to be the place to be. Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025 Miami Beach is growing in its reputation, nationally and internationally, as literally the place to be for residencies, events, and businesses. Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2025 According to the survey, 94% of expats are happy with their life abroad and found that Panama is the place to be for retirees. Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 17 Sep. 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 21 Oct. 2025.

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