bandies about
Spreads without care
To bandy something about is to mention or discuss it casually, often without sufficient care or authority: His name has been bandied about as a possible candidate.
The phrase suggests the idea is being tossed around like a ball in conversation, passed from person to person without settling anywhere definitive.
- mentionBrief verbal acknowledgment
- name dropsMentions connections to impress
- rumorUnconfirmed circulating story
- circulateMove in a loop
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
idle talk · discuss · spread · word of mouth · hearsay · bruit · speculation · repeat · float · exchange · toss around · broadcast · quote · cite · chatter · utter · debate · hypothesize