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fly on the wall

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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, wall


a fly on the wall
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, wall


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Englert, whose access to two other seminaries was revoked before he was welcomed as a fly on the wall at Sacred Heart, offers a compelling and candid look at the American priesthood of the 21st century.
He'd position himself inside those historic moments "like a fly on the wall," he said.
And like a fly on the wall, Lee sat in as black men from various stables bantered during their evening meal.
 
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