the place to be
idiom
: 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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Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2025
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Coyoacán is the place to be for any free-spirited creatives who want to explore Mexico City’s most bohemian quarter.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 23 Jan. 2025
For creatives craving both the great outdoors and a thriving arts community, nearby Garden City is the place to be.
—Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 17 Jan. 2025
If anyone has to attend one film festival in the Nordics in the calendar year, then Göteborg is the place to be!
—Annika Pham, Variety, 7 Jan. 2025
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Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2025
From $317 per night. BOOK NOW Casa José Clemente Orozco Coyoacán
Coyoacán is the place to be for any free-spirited creatives who want to explore Mexico City’s most bohemian quarter.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 23 Jan. 2025
For creatives craving both the great outdoors and a thriving arts community, nearby Garden City is the place to be.
—Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 17 Jan. 2025
If anyone has to attend one film festival in the Nordics in the calendar year, then Göteborg is the place to be!
—Annika Pham, Variety, 7 Jan. 2025
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“The place to be.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20place%20to%20be. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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