hear on the grapevine



hear something on/through the grapevine

to hear news from someone who heard the news from someone else (usually + that ) I heard on the grapevine that she was pregnant, but I don't know anything more.
See also: grapevine, hear, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Jami (2)YAH-meeFinnish
Midhat-Arabic
Alecock['ælikɔk]
Felix['fi:liks]
Fatsanifah-TSAH-neeSouthern African, Chewa
Yaroslavyah-rah-SLAHF (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian, Medieval Slavic