put something about/around
phrasal verb with put verb uk/pʊt/ us/pʊt/ putting | put
UK informal
到处散布（谣言），造谣
to tell a lot of people something that is not true
[ + that ] I'd like to know who put the rumour around that I'm pregnant. 我想知道谁在到处造谣说我怀孕了。
Someone's been putting it about that Dan is leaving. 有人在四处造谣说丹要走了。