word of mouth | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Theverbalmeansofpassing oninformation;viva voce.The book didn't need to be advertised; it became popular solely byword of mouth.1983, R.E.M., “Just a Touch”, inLifes Rich Paegent:Kevin heard it on the radio / Hugh informedword of mouth/ Carla read it in the news / Caught it all, just a touch

Examples:

EN: The Combination keeps no books, no records. Everything's run on word of mouth and hard cash!
ES: La corporación hace tratos hablando y en efectivo.
EN: The news leaked beyond the boundary of Piovarolo and spread by a word of mouth.
ES: La noticia cruzó los confines de Piovarolo y se propagó de boca en boca.
EN: I don't want any bad word of mouth about California Charlie.
ES: No quiero que después hable usted mal de mí.
EN: You could spread this tale by word of mouth and all the world...
ES: Usted podría difundir esta historia de boca en boca y todo el mundo ...
EN: I was ordered to relate everything by word of mouth.
ES: No hay ninguna. Se me ordenó contar todo de boca a boca.
EN: And bid me say to you by word of mouth--
ES: Me encargó que os dijera de viva voz una palabra...
EN: I-I mean, a couple of weeks for the word of mouth.
ES: Un par de semanas para que se corra la voz.
EN: to guide word of mouth to start and it was very good on this movie.
ES: La anunciamos en distintas revistas para que se corriera la voz. Nos sirvió de mucho.
EN: It became a big grossing picture, from word of mouth, 'cause the reviews were mixed, some good, some not.
ES: Fue una película muy taquillera. Todo ello porque se corrió la voz. Las críticas no siempre fueron buenas.
EN: Of course, there is a tradition which we don't think of as oral but which existed for a thousand years by word of mouth only until it was finally reduced to writing in King David's time.
ES: La mujer negra es una necesidad aceptada. Evitan a nuestras mujeres trabajos pesados. Por lo tanto, si quieres tener a esa chica discretamente te aumentaré tu pensión para cubrir los gastos.
EN: Stories that passed down by word of mouth for more than 75 years are bound to get distorted.
ES: La historia es un rumor de boca en boca de hace 75 años, cuando empezó.
EN: Yes, I have a very important message for you by word of mouth from a gent who's staying at my place this weekend.
ES: Tengo un mensaje muy importante de parte de un caballero que se queda este fin de semana en mi casa.
EN: If information were passed on merely by word of mouth how little we should know of our own past how slow would be our progress.
ES: Si la información sólo se transmitiera de boca en boca qué poco sabríamos de nuestro pasado qué lento sería nuestro progreso.
EN: Some of the questions that spread by word of mouth are:
ES: Algunas de las preguntas que corren de boca en boca son:
EN: They use word of mouth.
ES: Ellos utilizan el boca a boca.

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