Amanda Lear, modelsinger, in 1978 interview

I hate to spread rumors--but what else can one do with them.

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bandy about

[bandy about] {v. phr.} To spread rumors or whisper secrets. * /The news of Jim and Mary's divorce was bandied about until everyone at the office had heard it./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

spread like wildfire

[spread like wildfire] {v. phr.} To spread uncontrollably and rapidly. * /Bad news has a tendency to spread like wildfire./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

dish the dirt

[dish the dirt] {v. phr.}, {slang} To gossip, to spread rumors about others. * /Stop dishing the dirt. Sally, it's really quite unbecoming!/ A Dictionary of American Idioms

tongues wag

[tongues wag] {informal} People speak in an excited or gossipy manner; people spread rumors. * /If married women go out with other men, tongues will wag./ * /When the bank […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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