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
Demyan	dyem-YAHN (Russian), deem-YAHN (Russian), dem-YAHN (Ukrainian)	Russian, Ukrainian
Youta	yo:-tah	Japanese
Pitambar	-	Indian, Hindi
Clarity	KLER-i-tee, KLAR-i-tee	English (Rare)
Delphia	DEL-fee-ə	English
RiČArdas	-	Lithuanian