hit the headlines

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hit/make the headlines

to become important news and be reported in the newspapers and on the television and radio The latest scandal to hit the headlines is about a minister's son arrested for drug-dealing.

See also: headline, hit

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She hit the headlines in 2005 after flying to Turkey for two weeks, leaving her three young children with a 15-year-old babysitter. Home alone mum barred; COURT by The Mirror (London, England) Victoria Beckham, also known as Posh Spice, has hit the headlines again by appearing naked on a Marc Jacobs t-shirt to raise awareness of skin cancer Posh decided to warn others about the dangers of sun-damaged skin since moving to a warmer climate Victoria Beckham, also known as Posh Spice, has hit the headlines again by appearing naked on a Marc Jacobs t-shirt to raise awareness of skin cancer. Posh Spice?s Acne Battle by Nikki Rammer / Arts and entertainment industries community The chat show host hit the headlines recently when his programme was described as being like "a human form of bear baiting" by a judge after one guest punched another in the face. TV star Jezza back at BRMB by Birmingham Mail (England)			hit hard hit home hit in hit it off hit like a ton of bricks hit off hit on hit one where one lives hit or miss hit out hit pay dirt hit rock bottom hit stride hit the books hit the bottle hit the brakes hit the bricks hit the buffers hit the bull's-eye hit the ceiling hit the deck hit the dirt hit the fan hit the ground running hit the hay hit the headlines hit the high spots hit the jackpot hit the mark hit the nail on the head hit the panic button hit the right note hit the road hit the roof hit the sack hit the side of a barn hit the skids hit the spot hit the trail hit town hit up hit where it hurts hit with hitch hitch wagon to Hitch your wagon to a star hither hither, thither, and yon hits the fan hive of activity ho-hum			hit the buffers hit the bull's-eye hit the ceiling hit the ceiling Hit the Cell hit the deck hit the deck hit the deck hit the deck hit the deck hit the deck hit the dirt hit the dirt hit the fan hit the fan hit the fan hit the fan hit the fan hit the fan Hit the Floor Hit the Ground hit the ground running hit the ground running hit the ground running hit the ground running hit the ground running hit the ground running hit the ground running hit the hay hit the hay hit the headlines hit the high spots Hit the Highway hit the jackpot hit the jackpot hit the jackpot hit the jackpot hit the jackpot hit the jackpot hit the mark hit the nail on the head hit the nail on the head hit the nail on the head hit the nail on the head hit the nail on the head hit the nail on the head hit the panic button hit the panic button hit the panic button hit the pavement Hit the ribbon hit the right note hit the right note hit the right note hit the right note hit the right note hit the right note hit the road hit the road hit the road hit the road

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