(the) word is/gets out
a piece of news is known, especially if it was secret or if it will cause changes:
The word is out that superstar Candice is to marry towards the end of this year.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Revealing secrets & becoming known
- bare
- be the talk of the town idiom
- blow/take the lid off sth idiom
- break cover idiom
- cat
- dob sb in
- emerge
- fink
- get around (somewhere)
- give sth away
- King's evidence
- leak
- let the cat out of the bag idiom
- open your heart to someone idiom
- sneak
- spill the beans idiom
- tell on sb
- tongues wagging idiom
- turn
- unmask
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