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1 bandy about (Brit) or around
vt sepsb's name immer wieder nennen; story, secret herumerzählen, herumtragen; ideas verbreiten; figures, sum, words, technical expressions um sich werfen mitthe 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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bandy — 1. verb /ˈbændi/ a) To give and receive reciprocally; to exchange. to bandy words (with somebody) b) To use or pass about casually. to have one’s na … Wiktionary
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bandy about — bandy (something) about to talk about something without being careful about facts. The number $31 million was bandied about at the time, although actual losses might have been much lower … New idioms dictionary
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