Meaning of 'Hear something on the grapevine'
What does the saying 'Hear something on the grapevine' mean?
Idiom: Hear something on the grapevine
Meaning:
If you hear something on the grapevine, you are informed about something by someone, circulating information or gossip from one person to another informally.
('Hear it through the grapevine' is also used.)
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