Bad news travels fast.
悪事(あくじ) means bad things.
千里(せんり) means a thousand miles.
走(はし)る means to run.
It literary means the bad news runs a thousand miles.
People love the rumors and gossips.
Even if you try to hide something, the rumors goes from one person to the next like wildfire.
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★Let's use this proverb in the conversation!
A: 彼女(かのじょ)を泣(な)かせたでしょう？
You made her cry, didn't you?
B: え！もう知(し)ってるの？
What! You already know that.
A: "悪事(あくじ)千里(せんり)を走(はし)る"よ
It is "Bad news travels fast."
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