goldfish bowl
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishPetsgoldfish bowlˈgoldfish ˌbowl noun1
DHP[countable] a round glass bowl in which fish are kept as pets2 [singular]PUBLIC/NOT PRIVATE a situation in which people know about everything that happens in your lifePop stars have to live their life in a goldfish bowl.Examples from the Corpusgoldfish bowl• On his shelf he had a goldfish bowl with two goldfish swimming blankly around.• She long ago learned that the pressure of fame and the goldfish bowl existence it brings can take a terrible toll.• Surviving in this goldfish bowl of publicity would crack the strongest union.
DHP[countable] a round glass bowl in which fish are kept as pets2 [singular]PUBLIC/NOT PRIVATE a situation in which people know about everything that happens in your lifePop stars have to live their life in a goldfish bowl.Examples from the Corpusgoldfish bowl• On his shelf he had a goldfish bowl with two goldfish swimming blankly around.• She long ago learned that the pressure of fame and the goldfish bowl existence it brings can take a terrible toll.• Surviving in this goldfish bowl of publicity would crack the strongest union.- of the variety
- of their etc ilk
- of theirs
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- of this etc type
- of this length
- of this nature
- of this size
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- of this/that calibre
- of this/that nature
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- of this/that/each etc type
- of unequal length etc
- of unequal size etc
- of unequal size/length etc
- of value
- of world stature
- of world/international/national stature
- of yesteryear
- of yore
- of your acquaintance
- of your own
- of your own volition