It’s like Chinese whispers in the office at the moment — all sorts of rumours are going around.
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Chinese whispers — Chinese whispers[1] is one name for a game played around the world, in which one person whispers a message to another, which is passed through a line of people until the last player announces the message to the entire group. Errors typically… … Wikipedia
Chinese whispers — singular noun A game in which a message is passed in a whisper from one to another of a group of people, with the result that the final version is different from the original, often amazingly or humorously so • • • Main Entry: ↑china * * * noun… … Useful english dictionary
chinese whispers — (UK) When a story is told from person to person, especially if it is gossip or scandal, it inevitably gets distorted and exaggerated. This process is called Chinese whispers … The small dictionary of idiomes
Chinese whispers — n [U] BrE the passing of information from one person to another, and then to others, when the information gets slightly changed each time … Dictionary of contemporary English
Chinese whispers — ► PLURAL NOUN (treated as sing. ) ▪ a game in which a message is distorted by being passed around in a whisper … English terms dictionary
Chinese Whispers — For the party game, see Chinese whispers. Chinese Whispers is a 1987 novella by Maurice Leitch published as a Hutchinson Novella in Australia and the United Kingdom and as part of the Harper Short Novel Series in the United States. Categories:… … Wikipedia
chinese whispers — (UK) When a story is told from person to person, especially if it is gossip or scandal, it inevitably gets distorted and exaggerated. This process is called Chinese whispers. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Chinese whispers — noun (U) BrE the passing of information from one person to another, and then others, when the information gets slightly changed each time: Chinese whispers started about child abuse in Cleveland and developed into a national scandal … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Chinese whispers — (UK) When a story is told from person to person, especially if it is gossip or scandal, it inevitably gets distorted and exaggerated. This process is called Chinese whispers … Dictionary of English idioms
Chinese Whispers: The True Story Behind Britain's Hidden Army of Labour — (ISBN 0141035684) is a non fiction book by United Kingdom based Taiwanese author Hsiao Hung Pai, first published in 2008. It is about the lives of migrant workers from China in the UK, and received favourable reviews from major British newspapers … Wikipedia
