Dic: bandy about

• Young players now hear various sums bandied around about how much players are getting.
• Just stop bandying words about and start telling the truth!
• There is no need to keep bandying about those rumors.

PHRASAL VERB : usu passive | If someone's name or something such as an idea is bandied about or is bandied around, that person or that thing is discussed by many people in a casual way.

(1) to spread something, such as someone's good name, around in an unfavorable context; (2) to toss words around in a gossipy fashion.
(Bandy means to toss or hit something back and forth.)

.... Cobuild, http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/bandy