"bandy about" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: bandies about [present, singular, third-person], bandying about [participle, present], bandied about [participle, past], bandied about [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} bandy about (third-person singular simple present bandies about, present participle bandying about, simple past and past participle bandied about)
  1. To talk about something frequently, but without knowing the exact facts or truth of the matter. Synonyms: bally about [US], bandy around
    Sense id: en-bandy_about-en-verb-24yv57re Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "about"

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Download JSONL data for bandy about meaning in All languages combined (1.2kB)

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