hear (something) on the grapevine

To hear or learn of something through an informal means of communication, especially gossip. I heard on the grapevine that Stacy and Mark are getting a divorce. A: "How do you know the company is going bust?" B: "I heard it on the grapevine."

hear something on the grapevine

acquire information by rumour or by unofficial communication.

This phrase comes originally from an American Civil War expression, when news was said to be passed ‘by grapevine telegraph’. Compare with bush telegraph (at telegraph).

See also: grapevine, hear, on, something

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

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hear (something) through the grapevine
hear something on the grapevine
hear something through the grapevine
grapevine
hear (something) on the jungle telegraph
jungle telegraph
on the grapevine
on/through the grapevine
through the grapevine
did you hear

词组	hear (something) on the grapevine
释义	hear (something) on the grapevine hear (something) on the grapevine To hear or learn of something through an informal means of communication, especially gossip. I heard on the grapevine that Stacy and Mark are getting a divorce. A: "How do you know the company is going bust?" B: "I heard it on the grapevine." See also: grapevine, hear, on Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. hear something on the grapevine acquire information by rumour or by unofficial communication. This phrase comes originally from an American Civil War expression, when news was said to be passed ‘by grapevine telegraph’. Compare with bush telegraph (at telegraph). See also: grapevine, hear, on, something Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: hear (something) through the grapevine hear something on the grapevine hear something through the grapevine grapevine hear (something) on the jungle telegraph jungle telegraph on the grapevine on/through the grapevine through the grapevine did you hear
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