spread the word

spread the word

To disseminate a specific piece of information. Hey, the game is canceled due to the rain—spread the word. The goal of this program is to spread the word about the dangers of opioids.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

spread the word

to tell many people some kind of information. I need to spread the word that the meeting is canceled for this afternoon.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

spread the ˈword

tell people about something: Because of her contacts in the business world, he asked Kate to spread the word about his latest venture. OPPOSITE: keep something to yourself
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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • fan out
  • spread (one's) net wide
  • spread like wildfire
  • spread like wildfire, to
  • urban
  • urban legend
  • urban myth
  • urban tale
  • word of mouse
  • if (the) word gets out
References in periodicals archive
Commanders interested in hosting a Spread the Word event may send their request to arpc.presentations1@us.af.mil or contact the HQ ARPC director of staff office at 720-847-3022.
But we need help and support to spread the word about our industry, why we love it and what it can offer.
The Spread the Word campaign educates women and those who love them about CAD signs and symptoms, helps women understand questions they should be asking their healthcare providers, and empowers women to ask about which testing options may be safer and more convenient.
By offering to shoulder the printing of 100,000 copies of the official liturgy book, Holzer said, Bayard hopes to spread the Word of God and to get Filipinos into the habit of reading.
As F1 drivers we're in a privileged position that we can make a difference, we can spread the word.
"Our Stagehands program offers a free 300x250 pixel ad on NewJerseyStage.com in exchange for helping to spread the word about our digital magazine," explained Gary Wien, publisher.
He wanted to educate people and spread the word about obesity.
Experts believe social media platforms have evolved as an effective place to spread the word fact, but then are also being used by scrupulous elements, including those targeting the stock market.
Summary: Matt Damon has gone on a "toilet strike", as he aims to spread the word about the global water shortage.
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Events will be held across the city to spread the word about the advantages of mother's milk for National Breastfeeding Awareness Week.
NSBA--which was an early user of the .biz domain--has partnered with Neustar to spread the word about the importance of both being online to boost business growth and thinking outside the box of traditional domains.
"Ten New Poets Spread the Word" is a collection of poetry from ten newer poets in Bernardine Evaristo & Daljit Nagra as they compile these writers to grant voice to minority poets in the United Kingdom, providing a very different view of the world.
Keller began his crusade visiting farmers markets with an enormous ball of plastic bags to help him spread the word. One day, he wore the bags instead, and thus Bag Monster was born.