set tongues wagging
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Discovery, expressed interest in combining with Paramount set tongues wagging about a possible union of Hollywood’s top deal candidates.
From New York Times • Dec. 21, 2023
We've picked out five that have set tongues wagging in Tory circles in Manchester.
From BBC • Oct. 4, 2023
In many other countries, this is likely to be seen as a small incident, nothing to set tongues wagging.
From Washington Post • Mar. 15, 2023
An emoji he posted on Twitter in December that implicitly criticized Bottoms set tongues wagging at City Hall.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 4, 2021
The visit of the Kaiser to the Archduke's hunting lodge at Eckartzau on the Danube, had set tongues wagging, and private information had served to warn Sir Herbert that an understanding had been brought about.
From The Secret Witness by Gibbs, George
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