悪あく事じ千せん里り

expression

bad news travels fast

A yojijukugo proverb meaning that bad deeds or scandals quickly become widely known. Often used in full as 悪事千里を走る.

• 悪あく事じ千せん里りを走はしるというから、あのスキャンダルもすぐ全ぜん国こくに広ひろまった。

  As they say, bad news travels fast, so that scandal quickly spread nationwide.