| Idiom | Through the Grapevine |
|---|---|
| Example | She heard through the grapevine that she was being considered for a big promotion. |
| Meaning | through the informal spreading of messages, gossip, rumors, or other confidential information from one person to another |
| Origin | A grapevine is a long-stemmed plant that winds, climbs, and creeps from grape to grape to grape. In a similar way, news can travel from person to person to person, either spoken or written. This 20th-century African-American idiom could go as far back as the 1600s. |
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