A fishbowl In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "a fishbowl", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Julia Huong calendar 2021-11-03 11:11

Meaning of A fishbowl

Synonyms:

a goldfish bowl

A fishbowl American phrase mainly US

A place or condition in which there is no privacy.

Being a celebrity means living in a fishbowl every part of your life is open to public view.

Working at this new factory seems like I'm in a fishbowl, with all of their surveillance cameras displayed everywhere.

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Kept in secret

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When two individuals desire to be alone with each other, a third person is not welcome.

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