make the papers

make the papers

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

be written about or given attention as news.
See also: make, paper
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See also:
  • make (the) headlines
  • hit (the) headlines
  • hit the headlines
  • headline
  • catch (the) headlines
  • grab (the) headlines
  • grab the headlines
  • brain bucket
  • be hot stuff
  • high society