scotch a rumour
1scotch — [[t]skɒ̱tʃ[/t]] scotches, scotching, scotched VERB If you scotch a rumour, plan, or idea, you put an end to it before it can develop any further. [V n] They have scotched rumours that they are planning a special London show. [V n] ...but local… …
2scotch — verb (T) to stop something happening by firmly doing something to prevent it: British delegates soon scotched any idea of a deal. | scotch a rumour (=stop people saying something untrue) …
3rumour — (BrE) (AmE rumor) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ malicious, nasty, scurrilous, ugly, vicious ▪ baseless, false, unconfirmed, u …
4scotch — verb Scotch is used with these nouns as the object: ↑myth, ↑rumour …
5Oxegen 2010 — logo Location(s) Punchestown Racecourse, County Kildare, Ireland Date(s) 8–11 July 2010 Genre Rock Website …
6Paul is dead — A magazine exploiting the rumour. Paul is dead is an urban legend suggesting that Paul McCartney of the English rock band The Beatles died in 1966 and was secretly replaced by a look alike. In September 1969, American college students published… …
7The Rutles — Origin London, England Genres Parody, comedy rock, pop rock Years active 1975–1978, 1996–1997, 2002 Labels Warner Bros., Rhino, Virgin …
8Maharishi Mahesh Yogi — in 1973 Born Mahesh Prasad Varma 12 January 1917 Jabalpur, Central Provinces and Berar, British India …
9Leo XIII — Pope Leo XIII † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Leo XIII Born 2 March, 1810, at Carpineto; elected pope 20 February, 1878; died 20 July, 1903, at Rome. Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi was the sixth of the seven sons of Count Lodovico… …
10Pope Leo XIII — Pope Leo XIII † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Leo XIII Born 2 March, 1810, at Carpineto; elected pope 20 February, 1878; died 20 July, 1903, at Rome. Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi was the sixth of the seven sons of Count Lodovico… …
