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get the word out

idiom

To make some information more widely known.


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  1. 01

    bad word

    A vulgar word.

  2. 02

    breathe a word

    To divulge even part of a secret (usually used with a negative).

  3. 03

    can't get enough

    Greatly enjoys; likes a lot.

  4. 04

    could not get elected dogcatcher

    Said of someone, particularly a politician, who is extremely unpopular.

  5. 05

    Dicky

    [Cockney slang]word

    via dickie bird

  6. 06

    dirty word

    The name of a topic that a person prefers not to hear or discuss.

  7. 07

    don't get someone started

    Used to attempt to avoid or abbreviate a discussion that speaker or hearer may wish to avoid.

  8. 08

    five will get you ten

    I strongly believe.

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