"fly on the wall" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Anglais]

IPA: \flaɪ ɒn ðə wɔːl\ Audio: En-au-fly on the wall.ogg Forms: flies on the wall [plural]
  1. Petite souris. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-fly_on_the_wall-en-noun-chpOkhl9 Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Métaphores en anglais
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    "(Date à préciser) Littéralement, « mouche sur le mur ».",
    "→ voir fly et wall"
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          "text": "I’d like to be a fly on the wall when his father comes home and sees what the party did to his house.",
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    "(Date à préciser) Littéralement, « mouche sur le mur ».",
    "→ voir fly et wall"
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