Mecca for someone

Mecca for someone
a Mecca for someone
Fig. a place that is frequently visited by a particular group of people because it is important to them for some reason. (From the city of Mecca, the religious center of Islam.) •

New York City is a Mecca for theatergoers.

St. Andrews is a Mecca for golf enthusiasts because of its famous course.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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