悪あく事じ千せん里りを行いく

expression, godan verb (iku/yuku class)

bad news travels fast

Proverb meaning that bad deeds or scandals quickly become widely known. Often contrasted with the idea that good deeds go unnoticed.

See also: 悪事千里を走る

• 悪あく事じ千せん里りを行いくというから、あの不ふ祥しょう事じもすぐに全ぜん国こくに知しれ渡わたった。

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