hear something on the grapevine

المعنى

to learn news that people pass on informally

سماع أخبار يتناقلها الناس بصورة غير رسمية.

أمثلة

1. 1Nobody told me officially that Sam was leaving; I heard it on the grapevine.
2. 2You hear things on the grapevine, but you shouldn't believe all of them.
3. 3When I asked how she knew about the wedding, Maria said she had heard it on the grapevine.
4. 4Is it true the café is closing? I heard something on the grapevine but wasn't sure.
5. 5I didn't hear it on the grapevine – the manager told me herself this morning.

القواعد

يتغير hear وحده: hears، heard. يأتي الخبر بين hear وon: heard it on the grapevine. ويستعمل أيضا through the grapevine.

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