hear something on the grapevine

Значение

to learn news that people pass on informally

Узнать новость по слухам, неофициально.

Примеры

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.

Грамматика

Меняется только hear: hears, heard. Новость стоит между hear и on: heard it on the grapevine. Говорят и through the grapevine.