stop the presses
English
editEtymology
editOriginally referred to delaying the printing of a newspaper in order to change its content to accommodate the inclusion of late-breaking news.
Pronunciation
editAudio (General Australian): (file)
Verb
editstop the presses (third-person singular simple present stops the presses, present participle stopping the presses, simple past and past participle stopped the presses)
- (idiomatic) An exclamation used to introduce especially new, important, surprising, or recent developments.
Translations
editimperative
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