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hot off the presses

idiom
Meaning

Freshly printed, minted, written, or created.


Examples
SIMPLE

These newspapers are hot off the presses.

CONTEXTUAL

I just received the report, so it is hot off the presses and ready for you to read.

COMPLEX

The journalist handed over the manuscript, still hot off the presses, containing the final details of the investigation.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    baking hot

    Very hot.

  2. 02

    blow hot air

    To engage in empty or exaggerated talk that lacks substance, credibility, or truth; to bluster.

  3. 03

    blow hot and cold

    To behave inconsistently; to vacillate or to waver, as between extremes of opinion or emotion.

  4. 04

    boiling hot

    Extremely hot (having a high temperature: of an object, the weather, a living creature).

  5. 05

    come in hot

    To enter the scene of conflict quickly and aggressively.

  6. 06

    full of hot air

    Talking a lot, especially without saying anything of value or meaning.

  7. 07

    hissing hot

    Very hot.

  8. 08

    hot air

    Empty, confused, or exaggerated talk lacking meaning or substance; bluster.

Last updated April 17, 2026