bandy about (Brit) or around

bandy about (Brit) or around: vt sep
sb's name immer wieder nennen; story, secret herumerzählen, herumtragen; ideas verbreiten; figures, sum, words, technical expressions um sich werfen mit
the press have been bandying his name/these words around a lot —

I'd rather you didn't bandy my nickname around the office — es wäre mir lieber, wenn Sie meinen Spitznamen nicht im Büro herumposaunen würden (inf)

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spread — v 1.Often spread out stretch, extend, enlarge, widen, broaden, augment, aggrandize, amplify; stretch out, draw out, lengthen, elongate, protract, prolongate, drag out; expand, dilate, distend, swell, bloat; grow, develop, increase, advance,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
pass — v 1. go by, move past, flow, roll, run, stream, course; glide, slide, sweep, drift; proceed, progress, advance, gain ground; move onward, work one s way, wend one s way; run along, hie, hasten, make haste, hurry along, jog along, rush, zip, fly,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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