bandy about

English

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.

   There are a lot of different figures being bandied about, but the exact cost will not be known for some time yet.

Alternative forms

• bally about (US)

Synonyms

• bandy around