English / idiom
By Word of Mouth
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Spread verbally from person to person through informal conversation rather than formal advertising.
In context
01
The family-owned boutique became immensely popular purely by word of mouth.
02
News of the free medical camp circulated throughout the neighborhood by word of mouth.
Synonyms
orally,verbally,person-to-person
Antonyms
in print,formally advertised,broadcast
Collocations
spread by word of mouth,hear by word of mouth,market by word of mouth