How to Pronounce "the talk of a place"
expression
thuh TAWK-uhv-uh-PLAYS
thuh TAWK-uhv-uh-PLAYS
Definition
When someone or something is very popular and everyone in a place is talking about them or it.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈtɔk/ /ˈəv/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈpɫeɪs
British English
ðə, ði/ /tˈɔːk/ /ˈɒv/ /æɪ/ /plˈeɪs
Simplified Pronunciation
US
thuh TAWK-uhv-uh-PLAYS
UK
thuh TAWK-uhv-uh-PLAYS
Listen in Context
She became the talk of the school after winning the competition.
The new restaurant is the talk of the town.
His invention quickly became the talk of the office.
That scandal made her the talk of the city overnight.