hit the headlines

English

Pronunciation

• Audio (General Australian):

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Verb

hit the headlines (third-person singular simple present hits the headlines, present participle hitting the headlines, simple past and past participle hit the headlines)

1. To appear prominently in the news, especially on the front page.

   Synonyms: make the headlines, grab the headlines

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: nousta otsikoihin, päästä otsikoihin, olla etusivun juttu
• French: faire la une (fr), faire les gros titres (fr)
• Polish: trafiać na pierwsze strony gazet impf, trafić na pierwsze strony gazet pf

References

• “hit the headlines”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “make grab the headlines” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “make hit grab the headlines” (US) / “make hit grab the headlines” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.