Synonyms and antonyms of Expressions used when repeating your own or someone else 's words in British Thesaurus

I hear/I’ve heard ()

used for saying what someone has told you, rather than what you know is true

(the) word is that ()

used for telling someone what other people have said about something

rumour/word/legend has it that ()

used for showing that you are reporting something that you have heard when you are not sure whether it is really true

by the sound of it/things ()

used for saying that you are basing your ideas, opinions etc on what you have heard or read

I have it on good authority (that) ()

used for saying that your information comes from someone you trust

quote...unquote ()

if someone says ‘quote’ before a word or phrase, they are showing that they are repeating someone’s words exactly, and they often say ‘unquote’ at the end

to coin a phrase ()

used when you realize that something you have said is a very well-known phrase or expression

from what I hear/from what I’ve heard ()

used for giving information based on what people have told you rather than on what you know is true

like I say/said ()

used when you are saying something again that you have already said

conclude (verb)

used for reporting the last thing that someone says

as someone puts it ()

used for giving the exact words that someone uses

hear (verb)

used for talking about the things that people say

I hear/I’ve heard ()

used for introducing a subject that you want to discuss with someone that someone else has told you about

likewise (adverb)

spoken used for expressing the same thing that someone has just said to you

someone’s ears are burning ()

if you say that someone’s ears are burning, you mean that other people are talking about them

someone tells me (that) ()

used for reporting what someone has said to you

there’s no smoke without fire ()

used for saying that if something bad is being said about someone, or if something seems bad, then there is probably a good reason for it

tongues wag ()

if tongues wag, people say unkind things about someone