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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This is also where The Landing restaurant is located, the place to be for aprés ski drinks and bites.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Jan. 2026
Powder Mountain With the most skiable acreage in North America, Powder Mountain is the place to be when the snow starts flying in Utah.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
Aspen was the place to be this week.
—Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 3 Jan. 2026
But for those willing to wait until Christmas for a Santa sighting, Sully says his place will be the place to be.
—Andrea Nakano, CBS News, 12 Dec. 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 20 Jan. 2026.
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