hear (something) on the jungle telegraph

hear (something) on the jungle telegraph

To hear or learn a something through an informal means of communication, especially gossip. Primarily heard in UK. I heard on the jungle telegraph that Stacy and Mark are getting a divorce! A: "How do you know the company is going bust?" B: "I heard it on the jungle telegraph."
See also: hear, jungle, on, telegraph
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • telegraph
  • good on (someone)
  • good on you
  • good on you!
  • hear
  • cloth ears
  • chip
  • chips
  • have you heard
  • Have you heard?