to bandy sth about or to bandy sth around
+ statistics, ideas, rumour, name传播；散布
Young players now hear various sums bandied around about how much players are getting.关于运动员能拿到多少报酬, 年轻队员们听到有各种版本在流传。
He whispered the story to journalists, knowing that it would be bandied about.他悄声把这件事告诉了记者, 心里知道这很快就会传播开的。
His name is being bandied about in showbiz circles.他的名字在演艺圈传开。