about / around
[ usually passive ] if a name, a word, a story, etc., is bandied about / around , it is mentioned frequently by many people :
His name was being bandied about as a future prime minister.
about / around
[ usually passive ] if a name, a word, a story, etc., is bandied about / around , it is mentioned frequently by many people :
His name was being bandied about as a future prime minister.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005