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the toast of

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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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toast play

  1. : sliced bread browned on both sides by heat

  2. : food prepared with toasted bread

  3. : an act of proposing or of drinking in honor of a toast

  1. : to make (food, such as bread) crisp, hot, and brown by heat

  2. : to warm thoroughly

  3. : to become toasted

  1. : to propose or drink to as a toast

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