“Be a fly on the wall”
Communicationالتعريف
أن تراقب أو تسمع موقفاً ما دون أن يلاحظك أحد.
English: To watch or hear a situation without being noticed.
أمثلة
أمثلة
1 / 2“I would love to be a fly on the wall during that negotiation.”
أود الاستماع إلى تلك المفاوضات دون أن يلاحظني أحد.
Use this idiom in context
Restore the missing expression using the meaning above. Keep the rest of the sentence unchanged.
I would love to _____ during that negotiation.Compare with the original example
I would love to be a fly on the wall during that negotiation.
أود الاستماع إلى تلك المفاوضات دون أن يلاحظني أحد.
Write a two-line conversation using “Be a fly on the wall”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
Check the expression in a dictionaryالأسئلة المتكررة
- What does "Be a fly on the wall" mean?
- "Be a fly on the wall" means أن تراقب أو تسمع موقفاً ما دون أن يلاحظك أحد.
- How do you use "Be a fly on the wall" in a sentence?
- Example: "I would love to be a fly on the wall during that negotiation."
- Should I interpret "Be a fly on the wall" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.