word of mouth

Register · Neutral Neutral — appropriate in most situations, both spoken and written, without sounding too casual or too stiff. CEFR B1

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Example

“Most of our users came by word of mouth.”

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word mouth

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Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.

take someone's word for it Neutral · CEFR B1

to believe what someone says without asking for evidence

from the word go Neutral · CEFR B2

from the very beginning of an activity or process

put words in someone's mouth Neutral · CEFR B2

to claim falsely that someone expressed an opinion or made a statement

growth hacking Informal · CEFR C1

using creative, low-cost, data-driven experiments to grow a user base rapidly

bad news Informal · CEFR A2

an unpleasant piece of information; (informal) a person or thing likely to cause trouble

(take) a step back/further Neutral · CEFR B2

to pause and reconsider a situation (step back), or develop an idea or action beyond its current point (step further)

Source methodology

Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.

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