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Phrase(s): Bad news travels fast.
Prov. Information about trouble or misfortune disseminates quickly (more quickly than good news). • John: Hi, Andy. I’m sorry to hear you got fired. Andy: How did you know about that already? It only happened this morning. John: Bad news travels fast. • I called my mother to tell her about my car accident, but my aunt had already told her. Bad news travels fast.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs