the toast of
Definition of the toast of
: a person who is very popular in (a particular place) or among (a particular group of people) After she won the championship, she was the toast of the town.
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toastplay
: sliced bread browned on both sides by heat
: food prepared with toasted bread
: an act of proposing or of drinking in honor of a toast
: to make (food, such as bread) crisp, hot, and brown by heat
: to warm thoroughly
: to become toasted
: to propose or drink to as a toast
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