hear something on the grapevine
hear something on the grapevine
acquire information by rumour or by unofficial communication
This phrase comes originally from an American Civil War expression when news was said to be passed by grapevine telegraph.
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sour grapes
an attitude in which someone disparages or pretends to despise something because they cannot have it themselves
IN Aesop's fable The Fox and the Grapes, the fox, unable to reach the tempting bunch of grapes, comforts himself with the thought that they were probably sour anyway.
1998 - New Scientist - At 66, I can be acquitted of any sour grapes, but I feel sorry for younger MPs who have all been passed over.
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