bandy something about

bandy something about
bandy something about
to spread something, such as someone's good name, around in an unfavorable context; to toss words around in a gossipy fashion. (

Bandy

means to toss or hit something back and forth.) •

Just stop bandying words about and start telling the truth!

There is no need to keep bandying about those rumors.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • bandy something about — bandy (something) about to talk about something without being careful about facts. The number $31 million was bandied about at the time, although actual losses might have been much lower …   New idioms dictionary

  • bandy something about — ˌbandy sthaˈbout/aˈround derived usually passive if a name, a word, a story, etc, is bandied about/around, it is mentioned frequently by many people • His name was being bandied about as a future prime minister. Main entry: ↑bandyderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • bandy something around — ˌbandy sthaˈbout/aˈround derived usually passive if a name, a word, a story, etc, is bandied about/around, it is mentioned frequently by many people • His name was being bandied about as a future prime minister. Main entry: ↑bandyderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • bandy about — bandy (something) about to talk about something without being careful about facts. The number $31 million was bandied about at the time, although actual losses might have been much lower …   New idioms dictionary

  • put something about — the rumour had been put about: SPREAD, circulate, make public, disseminate, broadcast, publicize, pass on, propagate, bandy about. → put * * * often be put about spread information or rumors * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • bandy about — verb discuss casually bandy about an idea • Hypernyms: ↑hash out, ↑discuss, ↑talk over • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * ˌbandy a ˈround …   Useful english dictionary

  • bandy around — ˌbandy a ˈround ˌbandy a ˈbout [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they bandy around he/she/it bandies around present participle bandying around …   Useful english dictionary

  • bandy about — phrasal verb bandy around or bandy about [transitive] Word forms bandy around : present tense I/you/we/they bandy around he/she/it bandies around present participle bandying around past tense bandied around past participle bandied around to… …   English dictionary

  • bandy around — phrasal verb bandy around or bandy about [transitive] Word forms bandy around : present tense I/you/we/they bandy around he/she/it bandies around present participle bandying around past tense bandied around past participle bandied around to… …   English dictionary

  • bandy — ban|dy1 [ bændi ] verb bandy words to argue, especially when this is a waste of time ,bandy a round or ,bandy a bout phrasal verb transitive to mention something a lot, usually without thinking much about what you are saying: I don t want people… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • bandy about — or bandy around PHRASAL VERB: usu passive (disapproval) If someone s name or something such as an idea is bandied about or is bandied around, that person or that thing is discussed by many people in a casual way. [be V ed P] He whispered my name… …   English dictionary

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