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stop the presses

idiom

An exclamation used to introduce especially new, important, surprising, or recent developments.


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  1. 01

    a short drop and a sudden stop

    A fall to one's death by hanging.

  2. 02

    couldn't stop a pig in a passage

    To be bow-legged.

  3. 03

    face that would stop a clock

    A shockingly unattractive face.

  4. 04

    hot off the presses

    Freshly printed, minted, written, or created.

  5. 05

    put a stop to

    To terminate or abolish something.

  6. 06

    stop a bullet

    To be shot; to receive a bullet in one's body.

  7. 07

    stop and smell the roses

    To relax; to take time out of one's busy schedule to enjoy or appreciate the beauty of life.

  8. 08

    stop at nothing

    To take any measures to do or achieve something, especially if it involves great risk or danger; to do everything in one's power.

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