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bush telegraph noun[ S ] UKold-fashionedhumorousuk /ˌbʊʃ ˈtel.ɪ.ɡrɑːf/ us /ˌbʊʃ ˈtel.ə.ɡræf/ the informal way in which information quickly spreads from person to person小道消息 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Gossip and rumour a fishing expeditionidiom a little bird told meidiom anecdotal bird dig for dirt dirt ear exposure gossip hearsay lip on everyone's lipsidiom peddle reportedly say-so scandal scaremongering snippety swirl your ears must be burningidiom |