about
( BrE , informal ) to tell a lot of people news, information, etc. that may be false :
[+ that ]
Someone's been putting it about that you plan to resign.
about
( BrE , informal ) to tell a lot of people news, information, etc. that may be false :
[+ that ]
Someone's been putting it about that you plan to resign.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005