- be bandied about/around
- pass on or discuss (an idea or rumour) in a casual or uninformed way.→ bandy
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
be bandied about/around
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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 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 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 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
talked about — Synonyms and related words: acclaimed, afloat, bandied about, bruited about, celebrated, common, commonly known, commonplace, current, distinguished, fabled, famed, familiar, famous, far famed, far heard, going about, going around, hackneyed,… … Moby Thesaurus
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 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
kick around — verb 1. discuss lightly We bandied around these difficult questions • Syn: ↑bandy • Hypernyms: ↑hash out, ↑discuss, ↑talk over • Verb Frames: S … Useful english dictionary
bandy — bandy1 adjective (bandier, bandiest) (of a person s legs) curved outwards so that the knees are wide apart. Origin C17: perh. from obs. bandy, denoting a curved stick used in hockey. bandy2 verb (bandies, bandying, bandied) (usu. be bandied… … English new terms dictionary
