word of mouth

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news passed on by people telling each other

사람들 입에서 입으로 전해지는 소식.

예문

1. 1The café doesn't advertise; all its customers come by word of mouth.
2. 2We found our cleaner through word of mouth – a neighbour recommended her.
3. 3News of the job travelled by word of mouth, so it never appeared online.
4. 4Most of our new students hear about the school through word of mouth.
5. 5Is word of mouth still the best way for a small bakery to find new customers?

문법

보통 전치사 by나 through 뒤에 쓴다. 명사 앞에서는 하이픈을 넣는다: word-of-mouth.