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the place to be

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Definition of the place to be

: 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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place play

  1. : physical environment : space

  2. : a way for admission or transit

  3. : physical surroundings : atmosphere

  1. : to put in or as if in a particular place or position : set

  2. : to present for consideration

  3. : to put in a particular state

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