where the action is
idiom
: a place or situation that is very active and exciting
likes to be where the action is
Downtown is where the action is.
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Their websites, press releases and success stories are clues to where the action is happening—and who’s involved.
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Noa Eshed, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Besides, go where the action is ... and has anything exciting ever happened there?
—Bob Spear, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2025
But Stone believes that the mainstream movie industry remains where the action is.
—Marc Tracy, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025
As much as some complain that this indie slant will doom the Oscars to low ratings without enough blockbuster support, this is where the action is.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 3 Mar. 2025
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Noa Eshed, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Besides, go where the action is ... and has anything exciting ever happened there?
—Bob Spear, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2025
But Stone believes that the mainstream movie industry remains where the action is.
—Marc Tracy, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025
As much as some complain that this indie slant will doom the Oscars to low ratings without enough blockbuster support, this is where the action is.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 3 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for where the action is
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“Where the action is.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/where%20the%20action%20is. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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