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eavesdrop on

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eavesdrop on someone
to listen in on people having a private conversation. I saw her eavesdropping on them. Please don't eavesdrop on me.

eavesdrop on something

to listen in on a private conversation. She was eavesdropping on their conversation. Maria was eavesdropping on the telephone call.


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I can think of five or six different ways to eavesdrop on Skype.
I think the government should not be allowed to eavesdrop on U.
On December 17 of last year, during his weekly radio address, President Bush confirmed reports by the New York Times and CNN that, following the 9/11 attacks, he had given the National Security Agency (NSA) authorization to eavesdrop on Americans communicating with people overseas.
 
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