bandy about
idiom
variants
or less commonly bandy around
: to discuss or mention (something) in a casual or informal way
The candidate hasn't chosen a running mate yet, but some names have been bandied about.
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News of the contract’s expiration first came from SAG negotiating committee member/Abbott Elementary treasure Sheryl Lee Ralph, who didn’t bandy about.
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Vulture, 13 July 2023
Laura: Several years ago, there was this statistic people like to bandy about in various stories panicking about millennials’ tastes, and one of them was that millennials don’t own cars the way that their parents did.
—The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 26 Apr. 2023
Laura: Several years ago, there was this statistic people like to bandy about in various stories panicking about millennials’ tastes, and one of them was that millennials don’t own cars the way that their parents did.
—The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 26 Apr. 2023
But where other productions might center on male protagonists who bandy about business schemes while dancers adorn their laps or perform acrobatics overhead, P-Valley grounds its stories in the strippers’ lives.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2020
When commentators bandy about those eye-popping numbers about how much time gamers invest in games, it's usually done to bemoan the youth of America wasting their time on trivial pursuits.
—Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 25 Jan. 2011
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Vulture, 13 July 2023
Laura: Several years ago, there was this statistic people like to bandy about in various stories panicking about millennials’ tastes, and one of them was that millennials don’t own cars the way that their parents did.
—The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 26 Apr. 2023
Laura: Several years ago, there was this statistic people like to bandy about in various stories panicking about millennials’ tastes, and one of them was that millennials don’t own cars the way that their parents did.
—The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 26 Apr. 2023
But where other productions might center on male protagonists who bandy about business schemes while dancers adorn their laps or perform acrobatics overhead, P-Valley grounds its stories in the strippers’ lives.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2020
When commentators bandy about those eye-popping numbers about how much time gamers invest in games, it's usually done to bemoan the youth of America wasting their time on trivial pursuits.
—Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 25 Jan. 2011
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“Bandy about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bandy%20about. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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