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Phrase(s): Stop the music! [and] Stop the presses!
Inf. Stop everything!; Hold it! (Presses refers to the printing presses used to print newspapers. This means that there is recent news of such magnitude that the presses must be stopped so a new edition can be printed immediately.) • John (entering the room): Stop the music! There’s a fire in the kitchen! Mary: Good grief! Let’s get out of here! • "Stop the presses!" shouted Jane. "I have an announcement."
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs