Global Breaking News - Monday, December 23, 2024

A friend brings you a bit of strange news. “No,” you say, “it just can’t be true! Who told you?”
Comes the answer, “I got it by the grapevine.” You really cannot know how much – if any – of the information that comes to you by the grapevine is true or false. Still, in the words of an old American saying, the person who keeps pulling the grapevine shakes down at least a few grapes.
* by(on, through) the grapevine = (입에서 입으로 전해지는)소문으로
* be on the grapevine = 소문이 나다