“Hear it through the grapevine”
Definition
To hear news unofficially from other people.
Examples
Examples
“I heard through the grapevine that she is leaving the company.”
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Rewrite this example in plain English without the idiom. Preserve who is speaking, the time and the meaning.
I heard through the grapevine that she is leaving the company.Compare with the original example
I heard through the grapevine that she is leaving the company.
Write a two-line conversation using “Hear it through the grapevine”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
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- What does "Hear it through the grapevine" mean?
- "Hear it through the grapevine" means to hear news unofficially from other people.
- How do you use "Hear it through the grapevine" in a sentence?
- Example: "I heard through the grapevine that she is leaving the company."
- What is the Russian or Armenian translation of "Hear it through the grapevine"?
- Услышать новость по слухам, неофициально. / Լուր լսել ոչ պաշտոնական աղբյուրներից։