toast of the town | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic,dated)A person, male or female, who isadmiredand verypopularin localsociety, and who issought afterto attendparties,publicevents, etc.c.1780,Robert Burns,Mary Morison:I sat, but neither heard nor saw:Tho' this was fair, and that was braw,And yon thetoast of a' the town,I sigh'd, and said among them a',"Ye are na Mary Morison."1898November 25, “A Woman's Unique Revenge”, inAtlanta Constitution, page 4:Miss Moore was thetoast of the town, and numerous were the advantageous opportunities of matrimony of which she was the recipient.1928May 20,O. O. McIntyre, “Giving Things the "O. O." With McIntyre”, inMiami News, retrieved29 August 2011, page 8:Miss Dorothy Parker seems to be the newest literarytoast of the town.1945September 28, Allen V. Dowling, “Detroit Needs Just One More”, inWarsaw Daily Union, USA, retrieved 29 Aug. 2011, page 5:Newhouser was thetoast of the townfor his masterful, 11 to 0 shutout in which he struck out 10 batters.

Examples:

EN: She became the toast of the town and then faded out.
ES: Toda la ciudad la aclamaba y luego... se esfumó.
EN: - The toast of the town, huh, Rusty?
ES: - La mejor de la ciudad, ¿eh, Rusty?
EN: I'll be the toast of the town. Then what happens to that boy you and I love?
ES: Seré el ídolo de la ciudad. ¿Qué pasará entonces con el chico de la calle que tú y yo queremos?
EN: % I'm the toast of the town%
ES: Toda la ciudad me aclama
ES: Toda la ciudad me aclama
EN: Now, we're gonna go out and get you two lovely ladies a surprise that should make you the toast of the town.
ES: Vamos a salir y a daros una sorpresa que va a convertiros en las reinas de la ciudad.
EN: I'm the toast of the town.
ES: Toda la ciudad me aclama.
ES: Soy el rey de la ciudad.
EN: When you're 36, I'll be... 63. You'll be the toast of the town.
ES: Te aclamará la ciudad entera.
EN: With quips like that, it's no wonder you're the toast of the town.
ES: Con pretextos como ése, no me sorprende que seas el hazmerreír del lugar.
EN: -The toast of the town, huh, Rusty?
ES: - La mejor de la ciudad, ¿eh, Rusty?
EN: I was the toast of the town, and she drunk it
ES: ## I was the toast of the town, and she drunk it ##
EN: You're the toast of the town.
ES: Eres la admiración de la ciudad.
EN: I was the toast of the town.
ES: Fui el éxito del festival.
EN: - It's happening again, isn't it? Tell me about them. Are they the toast of the town?
ES: Son el brindis del pueblo, malísimos con amigos y dinero... compran por poco dinero, venden por mucho...
EN: Because now you are the toast of the town-
ES: Porque ahora eres la estrella de la ciudad...
EN: We stayed open for two years. It was the toast of the town.
ES: Durante 2 años fue la sensación del momento, ¿no?

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