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Grammar fix

it's all over the news

widely reported story

Used to say a story is being reported everywhere and lots of people are talking about it.

expressionB1common

Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

  • Have you heard about the flooding? It's all over the news.reacting to a big story
  • A: Did something happen downtown?
    B: Yeah, it's all over the news this morning.
    chatting about current events

Fix the pattern

Pattern: it's all over the news / [something] is all over the news

WrongIt's all over in the news.

RightIt's all over the news.

The fixed phrase is 'all over the news' — no extra 'in'.

Patternit's all over the news / [something] is all over the news

Don't confuse it

'All over the news' = reported everywhere; 'made the news' just means it was reported at all.

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