Meaning of where it's at | Babel Free

Definitions

1. cool, trendy
   informal, not-comparable
2. true, truthful
   informal, not-comparable

Examples

“5 March⟳ 2012, Daily Telegraph, Stockholm: on the trail of the Girl with the Dragon Tattoohttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel⟳/cruises/9111563/Stockholm-on-the-trail-of-the-Girl-with-the-Dragon-Tattoo.html In fact, for armchair sleuths, Scandinavia — where waterfronts swiftly segue into gritty, albeit imagination-based, crime scenes — is where it's at.”

“Too many students learn⟳ another discrimination, between school and the "real world." That discrimination is the source of the concern⟳ for relevance. When a student concludes that education is not "where it's at," he is ready to drop out physically or turn⟳ off psychologically.”

“You say⟳ I let⟳ you down, you know⟳ it's not like⟳ that. If you're so hurt⟳ why then don't you show⟳ it? You say⟳ you lost your faith but that's not where it's at. You have⟳ no faith to lose⟳ and you know⟳ it.”

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