hear something through the grapevine (xī kè ān dé tài ěr dé ào fū)

Idiom Communication

含义

to hear news or rumors indirectly

间接听到新闻或谣言 (jiān jiē tīng dào xīn wén huò yáo yán)

例句

"I heard through the grapevine that they are getting married."

"我通过小道消息听说他们要结婚。" (wǒ tōng guò xiǎo dào xiāo xī tīng shuō tā men yào jié hūn)