Fly On The Wall Meaning & Sentence Examples

Fly On The Wall Definition, Sentence Examples

FLY ON THE WALL MEANING – Find out what fly on the wall really means. Example sentences of this idiomatic expression can also be found here.

The idiom “a fly on the wall” first appeared in the United States of America early in the twentieth century. The Oakland Tribune’s February 1921 issue is where the term was first printed.

The phrase expresses a person’s wish to be a silent participant in a conversation or situation without being seen or heard. If we want to know what people are saying when they believe they are alone, we might say something like this.

Fly On The Wall Meaning:

to secretly hear or see something.
to observe something or hear something covertly.
The expression “fly on the wall” can also refer to a bystander, spectator, listener, or onlooker.

Here are examples of sentences that use fly on the wall:

I’d love to be a fly on the wall during Nancy’s hearing tomorrow.
James acted like a fly on the wall, and he got to know everything my friends had prepared for Julie’s surprise birthday.
Kent acts like a fly on the wall whenever he visits my office.
As a fly on the wall, she heard all their secrets.

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