bandied about
Casually thrown around
Bandied about describes words, ideas, or names being tossed around casually in discussion, often without much care or precision.
The phrase suggests repetition across multiple speakers or contexts: His name has been bandied about as a possible candidate.
When figures or accusations are bandied about, they may lack solid grounding: Statistics get bandied about without anyone checking the source.
- exchangedMutually traded
- tossedThrew lightly
- thrownPropelled by arm
- circulatedDistributed widely
- making the roundsVisiting in sequence
thrown around · flung · bounced · debated · spread · echoed · traded · repeated · argued · mooted · floated · idle speculation · loose talk · shared · discussed · hurled · mentioned · bruited