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I heard it on the grapevine means that someone learned information through rumors or informal talk rather than from an official source.
The phrase comes from the American Civil War period, when soldiers used the term grapevine telegraph to describe unofficial lines of communication that passed news quickly through word of mouth.
The phrase comes from the American Civil War period, when soldiers used the term grapevine telegraph to describe unofficial lines of communication that passed news quickly through word of mouth.
I heard it on the grapevine that the company might be opening a new office soon.