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
Savanna	sə-VAN-ə	English (Modern)
Crispin	KRIS-pin	English (Rare)
Elva (1)	-	Irish
Sharyl	SHER-əl	English
Girish	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam
Branislava	-	Serbian, Slovak, Czech, Slovene