Word to the Wise: Bandy About
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To bandy (BAN-dee) — from the name of a form of ice hockey — is to hit or toss a ball back and forth. We use the expression bandy about when referring to an exchange of words; a casual discussion.
Example (as used by Michael Masterson today): “Keeping sales letters short is a ‘common sense’ idea that’s been bandied about for at least 30 years. But thousands of tests have proven it wrong.”
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