получить огласку, стать общеизвестным Например: These words... were all that passed between Porteous and his prisoner; but as they took air, and became known to the people, they greatly increased the popular compassion for Wilson... (W. Scott, The Heart of Mid-Lothian, ch. III) — Портес и его узник обменялись только этими словами... но когда эти слова стали известны, сочувствие к Вильсону еще усилилось.