on everyone's lips

on everyone's lips

Being a popular topic of conversation or gossip among many people. The word "layoffs" is on everyone's lips because our company was bought last month. Of course, the question on everyone's lips these days is what exactly the CEO did to get arrested.
See also: lip, on
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

on everyone’s ˈlips

if something is on everyone’s lips, they are all talking about it: The question on everyone’s lips at the moment is: will they get married or not?
See also: lip, on
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • be on everyone's lips
  • a dog that'll bring a bone will carry a bone
  • spill (the) tea
  • spill the tea
  • jaw about
  • jaw about (someone or something)
  • get (one's) comeuppance
  • get comeuppance
  • get one's comeuppance
  • get your comeuppance
References in periodicals archive
This time the name on everyone's lips was newsreel firm Pathe.
RITA Ora seems to be the name on everyone's lips. But even some fans might not recognise the pop star in this photo of her wearing hardly any make-up.
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"It had been in the media a lot so I didn't think it was needed where I had to step in and keep it on everyone's lips and in everyone's minds.
Fergie, who turns 71 at the end of the year, believes Les Bleus boss Blanc has all the credentials to be the Red Devils next manager - and the 46-year-old Frenchman is the name on everyone's lips at United's Carrington training complex.
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Raheem Sterling and Fernando Suso are the two prospects who seem to be on everyone's lips and it would be great if they happened to get some experience of the big time when Liverpool face Napoli on Thursday night.
Jonathan Saunders, Christopher Kane, Richard Nicoll and Peter Pillotto were the names on everyone's lips as Christopher Bailey's latest range for Burberry walked the runway.
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NICKNAME is the word on everyone's lips despite the eagerly awaited comeback of 2005 Gold Cup hero Kicking King in the Normans Grove Chase at Fairyhouse on Wednesday.
But the question on everyone's lips is: will Bev Unwin (Susie Blake) manage to get Fred down the aisle before he passes away or will he choose Audrey Roberts (Sue Nicholls) over his fiancee?
Tax is another word on everyone's lips, and how many times it passes Mr Brown's has also been a subject for debate.
In South Africa, where an eleven-judge panel has legalized same-sex marriage, the question on everyone's lips was, who will pay the "lobola," an obligatory transfer of bride wealth, when there's no bride?