talk of the town, the

A subject of considerable gossip, as in Turning up drunk at the debutante ball will certainly make you the talk of the town. Already mentioned in two Latin sources, this expression surfaced in English in the mid-1600s.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Damodar	-	Indian, Hindi
Evita	[e'vi:ta:]
Judith	JOO-dith (English), zhoo-DEET (French), YOO-dit (German)	English, Jewish, French, German, Spanish, Biblical
Agassi	['ægəsi]
Sive	SIEV	Irish
Hood	[hud]