a fly on the wall



a fly on the wall

(spoken)
someone who can secretly see and hear what happens I would love to be a fly on the wall at that meeting.
See also: fly, on, wall

a fly on the wall

if you say you would like to be a fly on the wall in a certain situation, you mean that you would like to be there secretly to see and hear what happens I'd give anything to be a fly on the wall when she tells him.
See also: fly, on, wall

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Odilia-Ancient Germanic
Marylumer-ee-LOO, mar-ee-LOOEnglish (Rare)
Amore-Italian
TimonTIE-mən (English), TEE-mawn (Dutch)Ancient Greek, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Dutch
Ozan-Turkish
NovaNO-vəEnglish