词组 | hot off the press |
释义 | Idiom hot off the press just printed.Steele's latest novel about family and friendship is hot off the press. hot off the press(es)1. Freshly printed, as of a periodical. The latest edition of the student newspaper is hot off the press, and my class is going to distribute it at lunch. Back in my day, you could tell when a newspaper was hot off the presses because it was actually still hot! 2. Newly-circulating, as of a bit of news or gossip. Did you hear that Mara dumped Jim? It's hot off the press! Hey, it's hot off the presses—Greg got the promotion over Paul. hot off the pressFig. freshly printed; just released by a publisher. Here is a copy of the new Perry Hodder novel. It's hot off the press. hot off the pressNewly printed; sensational and exciting. For example, I've got it hot off the press-he's resigning, or This design is hot off the press. [c. 1900] ˌhot off the ˈpressnews that is hot off the press has just appeared in the newspapers and is fresh and usually exciting: Listen to this story — it’s hot off the press!Paper that has just been printed on a press (= printing machine) is still warm. |
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