The word on the wire is that the store is closing.
word on the wire
idiomThe rumour or news going around on the internet, in business, on the street, or in social circles.
Origin
disputed originModeled after word on the street once digital communications via the internet entered the daily life of the general public. The phrase might have occurred sporadically earlier, in reference to newswires when wire services were telegraphic (before the internet), but the phrase had no currency before the early consumer-internet era, and it has very little currency since then.
I heard the word on the wire that our manager might be leaving soon.
Despite the official silence from the company, the word on the wire suggests that a major merger is imminent.
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bad word
A vulgar word.
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breathe a word
To divulge even part of a secret (usually used with a negative).
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dicky
[Cockney slang]word
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dirty word
The name of a topic that a person prefers not to hear or discuss.
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down to the wire
At the very end of a process or project, especially one with a fast-approaching deadline.
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from the word go
From the very beginning; from the outset; immediately upon starting.
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get the word out
To make some information more widely known.
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hang on every word
To be completely attentive to what another person is saying.