bandy around
bandy around · bandies around · bandied around · bandying around
To talk about something with others, but without knowing the exact facts or truth of…To talk about something with others, but without knowing the exact facts or truth of the matter.
Meaning
1 sensesTo talk about something with others, but without knowing the exact facts or truth of the matter.
There are a lot of different figures being bandied around, but the exact cost will not be known for some time yet.
Translations
1 languagesForms
bandies around, bandying around, bandied around, bandied around| Base form | bandy around · to bandy around |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | bandies around |
| Present participle | bandying around |
| Past simple | bandied around |
| Past participle | bandied around |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
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