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持ち切り

もちきり

talk of the town; being the only topic of conversation

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Examples

  1. 社内はそのニュースのことで持ち切りだった。

    しゃないはそのにゅーすのことでもちきりだった。

    In the company they talked about nothing but that news.

  2. 町はその事件の話で持ち切りだ。

    まちはそのじけんのはなしでもちきりだ。

    The whole town is talking about nothing but that incident.

  3. 昨日から新商品の話題で持ち切りです。

    きのうからしんしょうひんのわだいでもちきりです。

    Since yesterday the new product has been the only thing anyone talks about.

Common patterns

〜の話で持ち切り
nothing is talked about but ...
噂で持ち切り
abuzz with rumour
話題で持ち切り
the sole topic of conversation

Memory tip

It only lives in the frame Xは〜の話で持ち切りだ, where X is a place or group, never a person. Usually written 持ちきり. Literally 'holding one thing all the way through' — the conversation never moves on.

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