bandy about
bandy about verb: to say (things) frequently and casually, without due consideration.
Verb
bandy about (third-person singular simple present bandies about, present participle bandying about, simple past and past participle bandied about)
- To say (things) frequently and casually, without due consideration.
- There are a lot of different figures being bandied about, but the exact cost will not be known for some time yet.
- In the beginning Pnin was greatly embarrassed by the ease with which first names were bandied about in America: after a single party, with an iceberg in a drop of whisky to start and with a lot of whisky in a little tap water to finish, you were supposed to call a gray-templed stranger “Jim,” while...1957 March 7, Vladimir Nabokov, chapter 4.8, in Pnin, Heinemann, page 104
- Synonyms:
- bandy around
Synonyms of bandy about
Forms of bandy about
| third-person singular present | bandies about |
|---|---|
| present participle | bandying about |
| past participle | bandied about |
| past | bandied about |
| alternative US | bally about |
Questions about bandy about
- What does bandy about mean?
- Bandy about means to say (things) frequently and casually, without due consideration.
- What part of speech is bandy about?
- Bandy about is a verb.
- What is the past tense of bandy about?
- The past tense of bandy about is bandied about.
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