Question

in_the_loop_340 to hear a rumor that may or may not be true Antonym: straight from the horse’s mouth

Accepted Answer

HEAR (SOMETHING) THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE No one knows it yet, but I found out that the boss is about to quit. I can’t tell you who told me, but let’s just say I heard it though the grapevine.“How did you find out Karen was going to have a baby?” I asked. “I heard it through the grapevine,” answered Julie. The expression suggests that a grapevine, long, tangled and indirect, can act as a means of communication, but the message is not direct and may be distorted or untrue.

Id	in_the_loop_340
Idiom	HEAR (SOMETHING) THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE
Definition	to hear a rumor that may or may not be true
Examples	No one knows it yet, but I found out that the boss is about to quit. I can’t tell you who told me, but let’s just say I heard it though the grapevine. “How did you find out Karen was going to have a baby?” I asked. “I heard it through the grapevine,” answered Julie.
Cross-Refs	Antonym: straight from the horse’s mouth
Extra Info	The expression suggests that a grapevine, long, tangled and indirect, can act as a means of communication, but the message is not direct and may be distorted or untrue.

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