headline

catch (the) headlines

To be featured on the headlines of news articles, as due to being particularly important, popular, fashionable, etc. It may not be so tremendous as to catch the headlines, but this small change in immigration law could have a huge impact on foreign workers. The pop star caught headlines yesterday after his latest run-in with police.
See also: catch, headline

grab (the) headlines

To be featured in the headlines of news articles, as due to being particularly newsworthy, important, popular, fashionable, etc. It may not be so tremendous as to grab the headlines, but this small change in immigration law could have a huge impact on foreign workers. The pop star grabbed headlines yesterday after his latest run-in with police.
See also: grab, headline

hit (the) headlines

To be featured on the headlines of news articles, as due to being particularly important, popular, fashionable, etc. It may not be so tremendous as to hit the headlines, but this small change in immigration law could have a huge impact on foreign workers. The pop star hit headlines yesterday after his latest run-in with police.
See also: headline, hit

hit the headlines

To appear prominently in media reports. We need to have all the marketing materials ready before the merger hits the headlines.
See also: headline, hit

make (the) headlines

To be featured on the headlines of news articles, as due to being particularly important, popular, fashionable, etc. It may not be so tremendous as to make the headlines, but this small change in immigration law could have a huge impact on foreign workers. The pop star made headlines yesterday after his latest run-in with police.
See also: headline, make

the headlines

The titles of the news articles in a particular issue of a newspaper or in many periodicals on one day or over a period of time. The term is usually used to represent the main themes of the news being covered. Let's read the headlines and see what's new in the world today. Once the press gets wind of this scandal, it will be in the headlines for weeks.
See also: headline
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

grab the headlines

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grab headlines

If someone or something grabs the headlines or grabs headlines, they get a lot of attention in the newspapers, on TV, etc. He is not among the players who have been grabbing the headlines this season. His visit to the US is bound to grab headlines.
See also: grab, headline
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

hit the headlines

be written about or given attention as news.
See also: headline, hit
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

grab/hit/make the ˈheadlines

(informal) be an important item of news in newspapers or on the radio or television: His reputation has suffered a lot since the scandal over his love affair hit the headlines.
See also: grab, headline, hit, make
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • catch (the) headlines
  • make (the) headlines
  • hit (the) headlines
  • hit the headlines
  • make the papers
  • grab (the) headlines
  • grab the headlines
  • brain bucket
  • be hot stuff
  • high society
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10 ways to write winning headlines: if you want your readers to pay attention, start by getting their attention
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Some typical linguistic features of English newspaper headlines
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Iran will allow the Reuters news agency to reopen its Tehran bureau one year after shutting it down for a false headline on a video report.
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BURLESQUE super star Frankii Wilde and her group, The Headline Honeys, are getting ready to show Newcastle everything they've got - or nearly.
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