stop the presses
idiomAn exclamation used to introduce especially new, important, surprising, or recent developments.
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a short drop and a sudden stop
A fall to one's death by hanging.
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couldn't stop a pig in a passage
To be bow-legged.
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face that would stop a clock
A shockingly unattractive face.
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hot off the presses
Freshly printed, minted, written, or created.
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put a stop to
To terminate or abolish something.
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stop a bullet
To be shot; to receive a bullet in one's body.
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stop and smell the roses
To relax; to take time out of one's busy schedule to enjoy or appreciate the beauty of life.
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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.