Apedia

Word Mouth Movie Bad Reviews Popular Person Telling

Idiom Word of Mouth
Example The movie got bad reviews, but it became popular by word of mouth.
Meaning by one person telling another; by speaking, rather than writing
Origin If people see something they like or don't like, such as a movie, TV show, play, or book, and they tell their friends about it, the news is being spread by "word of mouth" instead of by television commercials, newspaper advertising, billboards, and other kinds of publicity.

Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.

Next card: Worth salt paid word hardworking order raise prove

Previous card: Wolf sheep's clothing friendly appears dangerous people sheep

Up to card list: Scholastic Dictionary of Idioms