the person or thing that everyone is talking about in a particular place :
Overnight, she became the talk of the town (= very famous) .
the person or thing that everyone is talking about in a particular place :
Overnight, she became the talk of the town (= very famous) .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005