where it's at
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Also, where the action is. The key center of activity; where important things are happening. For example, He decided to set up his store here, convinced that this is where it's at, or I'm going into the brokerage business; that's where the action is these days. The action or activity in this phrase can relate to just about anything—financial, political, social, or commercial. [Slang; c. 1960]
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Words nearby where it's at
where'er, wherefore, wherefrom, wherein, whereinto, where it's at, where'll, whereof, whereon, where one is coming from, where one lives
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