hear something on the grapevine

뜻

to learn news that people pass on informally

사람들 사이에 떠도는 소식을 전해 듣다.

예문

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.

문법

hear만 바뀐다: hears, heard. 소식은 hear와 on 사이에 온다: heard it on the grapevine. through the grapevine도 쓴다.

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