"三人虎を成す" meaning in All languages combined

See 三人虎を成す on Wiktionary

Phrase [日本語]

Forms: 三人(さんにん)虎(とら)を成(な)す [canonical]
  1. 根も葉もない噂でも、多くの人が語り出すことで真実と取り扱われるということ。
    Sense id: ja-三人虎を成す-ja-phrase-vba0xwVd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations: 三人成虎 (中国語)
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