stop the music

and stop the presses

Inf. Stop everything!; Hold it! (Presses refers to the printing presses used to print newspapers. This means that there is recent news of such magnitude that the presses must be stopped so a new edition can be printed immediately.) John (entering the room): Stop the music! There's a fire in the kitchen! Mary: Good grief! Let's get out of here! "Stop the presses!" shouted Jane. "I have an announcement."

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
CrÍOstÓIr	-	Irish
Prudence	PROO-dənts (English)	English, French
Sky	SKIE	English (Modern)
Drina	-	English (Rare)
Sydney	['sidni]
Cathy	['kæθi]