on everyone's lips

English

Prepositional phrase

on everyone's lips

1. (figuratively) Being the subject of general discussion or rumour.
   • 2023 September 12, Phil McNulty, “Scotland 1-3 England: 'Complete package' Jude Bellingham puts concluding flourish on world-class performance”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     Bellingham was the name on everyone's lips, even reluctantly among the small band of Scotland fans who chose to publicly appreciate England's superstar - belatedly and once the game was lost, admittedly.

Translations

Translations

• Azerbaijani: dillərdə dastan, dillər əzbəri, dildən-dilə düşmək
• Dutch: op ieders lippen
• Finnish: kaikkien huulilla
• French: être sur toutes les lèvres (fr)
• German: in aller Munde sein (de)
• Polish: na ustach wszystkich
• Russian: у всех на уста́х (ru) (u vsex na ustáx)
• Scottish Gaelic: am beul a' bhaile

See also

• talk of the town

References

• “on everyone s lips”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “on everyone s lips” (US) / “on everyone s lips” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “on everyone’s/everybody’s lips”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “on everyone s lips” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “on everyones lips”, in Collins English Dictionary.