hit a desk

Frequency: 4.82.8 per million words

For news or a task to arrive suddenly.

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Examples (10)

  • The urgent memo about the budget cuts hit my desk this morning.
  • A major new assignment has just hit my desk, so I'll be busy all week.
  • I expect the final report to hit the manager's desk by Friday.
  • Bad news always seems to hit his desk right before a holiday.
  • I was about to leave when this massive file hit my desk.
  • News of the unexpected merger hit the editor's desk just before the paper went to print.
  • The official complaint hit the CEO's desk and demanded immediate attention.
  • A wave of new applications hit their desks after the job was advertised online.
  • If another urgent task hits my desk today, I'm going to need more coffee.
  • The moment the story broke, it hit every journalist's desk in the city.