bad news travels fast

Bad news circulates quickly (because people are apt to hear it and then share it with others). A: "How does the whole school already know that I got suspended?" B: "Well, bad news travels fast."

Bad news travels fast.

Prov. Information about trouble or misfortune disseminates quickly (more quickly than good news). John: Hi, Andy. I'm sorry to hear you got fired. Andy: How did you know about that already? It only happened this morning. John: Bad news travels fast. I called my mother to tell her about my car accident, but my aunt had already told her. Bad news travels fast.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Diederick	DEE-də-rik	Dutch
Terrell	['terəl]
Ferran	-	Catalan
Hildegard	HIL-de-gahrt (German)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ancient Germanic
Faust	-	Literature
Elektra	-	Greek Mythology