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What does 'Heard it through the grapevine' mean?
To learn something informally and unofficially by means of gossip or rumor.
What is the origion of 'Heard it through the grapevine'?
This phrase likely originates from the telegraph lines used in the 19th century, which were colloquially referred to as 'grapevines' due to their twisting and turning nature, resembling the vines. It came to represent the way information spread haphazardly and widely, like vines themselves.
Emoji meanings
- represents 'heard'
indicating the act of receiving information
represents 'grapevine'symbolizing the informal network through which rumors and unofficial information spread
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