| 释义 |
fly on the wall1An unnoticed observer of a particular situation.Should we be a fly on the wall, monitoring the conversations back and forth?...- He reveals details of boardroom machinations and backstairs skirmishes which only a fly on the wall could have witnessed.
- It is very disconcerting to be a fly on the wall as a band figures out what musical style best suits them (something that is generally determined before the studio album is recorded).
Synonyms observer, spectator, onlooker, watcher, looker-on, viewer, witness, eyewitness 1.1 [as modifier] Denoting a film-making technique whereby events are recorded realistically with minimum interference rather than acted out under direction: a fly-on-the-wall documentary...- This spoof, fly on the wall, documentary is funny, scary, provocative, disturbing and has a real point to make.
- I get increasingly exasperated by TV - cookery, gardening, soaps and fly on the wall documentaries all irritate me.
- Does anyone remember that fly on the wall documentary on channel 4 where some teenage kids looked after real children?
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