"I think he heard this through the grapevine."
2007-06-01 12:49:41 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
its been passed around among honorable people
or it used to anyway
2007-06-01 12:57:50 · answer #1 · answered by Scratchy_Joe 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"through the grapevine" refers to communication patterns in the group or organization. For example, if my friend told me that she heard from somebody she worked with who had heard it from his mother who worked at your company that you had gotten a raise, I might say, "I heard through the grapevine that you got a raise."
2007-06-01 19:54:37 · answer #2 · answered by neniaf 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Heard it through gossip/rumour. Grape vines are line, sinuous vines that climb, get everywhere, and have all kinds of braches and offshoots. A bit like a rumor.
2007-06-01 19:57:56 · answer #3 · answered by Fierybird 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Watch "Johnny Dangerously" the prison cafeteria scene is a perfect example
2007-06-01 19:57:45 · answer #4 · answered by yourguessisasgoodasyours 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He heard it informally or as a rumour - not through official sources, eg in a corporation.
2007-06-01 20:38:00 · answer #5 · answered by lakelounger 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the same as hearing a rumor. You know, it gets passed from one person to another.
2007-06-01 19:52:51 · answer #6 · answered by eesha 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means that whatever was said sounds like a rumor.
2007-06-01 19:52:32 · answer #7 · answered by ace 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gossip.
2007-06-01 19:53:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋