English / proverb
Ill News Spreads Apace
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Bad news travels with remarkable rapidity and reaches people far faster than good news.
In context
01
Before the executive could notify his family about the layoff, neighbors already knew because ill news spreads apace.
02
The collapse of the bridge was known nationwide in minutes; indeed, ill news spreads apace.
Synonyms
bad news travels fast,evil tidings fly,rumors spread rapidly
Antonyms
good news travels slowly,quiet developments
Collocations
remember that ill news spreads apace,truly ill news spreads apace,as ill news spreads apace