Erin O'Connor

The 'Best of British' is a positive thing that's bandied around, but also it's applied pressure to our country in terms of economic growth. I think we've always felt the rest of the world is so much more powerful in terms of being commercially viable, but we can take great pride in our level of creativity.

English Model

Phil Jones

There have been some terrific player's names being bandied around that I am being compared to and that is great. I am just able, touch wood, to take it in my stride. That's how I am. I am not embarrassed or pressurised by it. It is just great and I want to do as well as they did.

English Athlete

Mehdi Hasan

One of the hardiest myths in British public life is that there is a conspiracy of silence on immigration. Liberals and leftists, it is alleged, have bandied together to prevent debate or discussion of 'mass immigration' into the U.K., caused by Labour's 'open door' policies.

British Journalist

Joe Wurzelbacher

I was glad that I could be used as a focal point to possibly bandy around some ideas, and maybe people would open their eyes to Obama's socialist ideology. However, there were so many important issues to be discussed other than the 'Joe the Plumber, Joe the Plumber.

American Celebrity

Sharan Burrow

As economists bandy about terms like 'recapitalization,' 'credit lines,' and 'liquidity,' families are facing brutal cuts to their social services and welfare payments, losing their homes, wondering how their kids will make their way in the world.

Welsh Activist

Betsy Beers

As much as I was encouraged by the number of female-centric shows being bandied about, it feels like we're being treated like a trend or a quota to be filled.

American Producer

Jim Leach

There are words bandied about that are being misused - words like 'socialism,' words like 'communism,' words like 'fascism.

American Politician

John Webster

We are merely the stars tennis-balls, struck and bandied which way please them.

English Playwright

Patrick Bamford

If you are doing well, then your name is always bandied about.

Kate Moss

I've got bowlegs, so if I do a midcalf look, I look bandy.

Use 'bandy' when referring to an informal exchange of thoughts.

Idea Exchange

'Bandying' does not involve actual items, just thoughts or words.

Non-Physical Trading

'Bandying about' has a casual tone, often used in spoken English or informal writing.

Colloquial Tone

In sports, 'bandy' implies continuous hitting or passing the ball.

Continuous Action

Using 'bandy' can conjure an informal, recreational tone, like a friendly game.

Recreational Imagery

'Bandy' as an adjective describes bowed legs, suggesting a distinctive shape or gait.

Physical Appearance

While 'bandy' might sound negative, it neutrally describes leg curvature.

Not Inherently Negative

Bandy is a sport, not widely known globally, but with a rich history in certain regions.

Lesser-Known Sport

'Bandy' has specific cultural significance in places like Scandinavia and Russia.

Cultural Context

 Sister Mary Kevin had been bandying it about my second-grade class at school. But when she said it, the phrase seemed all caught up in the excitement of preparations for our first communion and our first confession, and everybody knew that was really all about the white dress and the white veil. And anyway, I hadn't really paid all that much attention

Letting go of God PIPE...

 throw money at us because it's the World Cup and we have to look like we're always cooking here and they give us a fortune so when they do we get very lucky we do this beautiful project with local artist Mary Sue bandy who actually

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 guests are bandied about freely among them and yet to me the jests are ghastly and the cheer is somber even I the