bush telegraph
informal word-of-mouth communication
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bush telegraph = Buschtrommel, Gerüchteküche --- GOOGLE INDEX bush telegraph: 1,230,000 Hits
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The industry BUSH TELEGRAPH is predicting more job cuts at Ericsson ahead of its Q1 earning figures on Friday.
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bush telegraph
idiomatic phrase
- The informal way in which information quickly spreads from person to person.
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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WORD ORIGIN
The term bush telegraph originated in Australia, probably influenced by the phrase grapevine telegraph, which referred to the informal network that passed information about police movements to convicts who were hiding in the bush.
References to the grapevine telegraph can also be found in the U.S. as far back as the mid-1850s, with some sources suggesting that it was associated with secret communications among African slaves in the south.
(adapted from World Wide Words and The Phrase Finder)
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SYNONYMS
jungle telegraph (UK), grapevine telegraph, the grapevine, scuttlebutt, rumour, gossip, hearsay
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say something like:
"According to the bush telegraph, the company is going to announce a restructuring programme tomorrow."
idiomatic phrase
- The informal way in which information quickly spreads from person to person.
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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WORD ORIGIN
The term bush telegraph originated in Australia, probably influenced by the phrase grapevine telegraph, which referred to the informal network that passed information about police movements to convicts who were hiding in the bush.
References to the grapevine telegraph can also be found in the U.S. as far back as the mid-1850s, with some sources suggesting that it was associated with secret communications among African slaves in the south.
(adapted from World Wide Words and The Phrase Finder)
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SYNONYMS
jungle telegraph (UK), grapevine telegraph, the grapevine, scuttlebutt, rumour, gossip, hearsay
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SMUGGLE OWAD INTO A CONVERSATION TODAY
say something like:
"According to the bush telegraph, the company is going to announce a restructuring programme tomorrow."
