rumour mill

rumour mill

The source from or process by which rumors are generated, spread, and perpetuated among a group of people. Primarily heard in UK. Listen, Barry, you can't believe everything that comes out of the rumour mill. I can guarantee you that there will be no redundancies this year. One of the downsides of gaining celebrity status is having every aspect of your life subjected to the Hollywood rumour mill.
See also: mill, rumour
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • rumor mill
  • lid on
  • lid on (something)
  • all y'all
  • listen up
  • never tell tales out of school
  • don't tell tales out of school
  • I’m listening
  • I'm listening
  • listen
References in periodicals archive
Here's the latest reports that were doing the rounds on the rumour mill on Monday evening.
Even though nothing has been revealed by Apple on the iPad Pro, the rumour mill has revealed a lot about the device.
The Mega made its round on the rumour mills for quite some time before concrete information about the existence of the smartphone reached us.
The rumour mill is in overdrive that Apple is releasing its much anticipated new iPad today.
Throughout the trial, the jury was presented with a tabloid-style rumour mill of mostly fabricated evidence that had absolutely nothing to do with the plaintiffs' claims in the lawsuit.
It's called Rumour Mill and it lets you make scurrilous comments about your mates - just for a laugh.
THE rumour mill in Italy and Brazil went in to overdrive recently when Inter star Adriano failed to return from international duty.
Former Bolton and Newcastle manager Sam Allardyce continues to lead the betting, but former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier has been the big mover over the last 24 hours, while former Sunderland striker and current assistant at Rangers, Ally McCoist, has been quoted at 14/1 with the rumour mill going into overdrive.
The Knicks went into Saturday's clash with Washington shorthanded as they clear space on the payroll for a major star - the Cavs' LeBron James, so the rumour mill has it.
The Caroline in Hetton presents The Rumour Mill at 9pm on Saturday and Pete Wylde at 9pm on Sunday.
The subject was considered so contentious that the rumour mill went into overdrive.
While the Rumour Mill is in full flow for a variety of big names, Lawrence is watching the situation at Wimbledon closely.
A quiet day on the Liverpool rumour mill still saw the Reds linked to a number of players.
Damage control means taking ownership of the rumour mill before it backfires to erode the moral high ground the PTI claims.
Aston Villa transfer rumour mill: Is Joleon Lescott finally going to sign?