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bad news travel fast
Definition:  people usually share information about trouble quickly
Usage:  as the saying goes, bad news travels fast; I called my husband to tell him about my car accident, but my sister had already sent him a text message
SEPEDI
Translation:  ditaba tše mpe di sepela ka lebelo
Proverb: taba ke muši, e a tupa
XITSONGA
Translation:  mahungu mo biha ma famba hi xihatla
Proverb: tiko a xi etleli ku etlela Fosi Magomani
TSHIVENḒA
Translation:  mafhungo a si avhuḓi a phaḓalala nga u ṱavhanya
Proverb: mulomo u fhira ngoma u lila