-
Advertorial
-
FOCUS
-
Guide
-
Lifestyle
-
Tech and Vogue
-
TechandScience
-
CHTF Special
-
Nanshan
-
Futian Today
-
Hit Bravo
-
Special Report
-
Junior Journalist Program
-
World Economy
-
Opinion
-
Diversions
-
Hotels
-
Movies
-
People
-
Person of the week
-
Weekend
-
Photo Highlights
-
Currency Focus
-
Kaleidoscope
-
Tech and Science
-
News Picks
-
Yes Teens
-
Budding Writers
-
Fun
-
Campus
-
Glamour
-
News
-
Digital Paper
-
Food drink
-
Majors_Forum
-
Speak Shenzhen
-
Shopping
-
Business_Markets
-
Restaurants
-
Travel
-
Investment
-
Hotels
-
Yearend Review
-
World
-
Sports
-
Entertainment
-
QINGDAO TODAY
-
In depth
-
Leisure Highlights
-
Markets
-
Business
-
Culture
-
China
-
Shenzhen
-
Important news
在线翻译:
szdaily -> Speak Shenzhen -> 
A fly on the wall 作壁上观
    2018-08-02  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

A: Mary has bought a new Porsche without telling her husband.

B: Really? I would love to be a fly on the wall in her house when he finds out about it.

Note: This is an American idiom originally referring to real houseflies on the wall, observing events at the dining table but making no moves. Metaphorically, it often refers to one who is able to observe something closely but invisibly and without interfering in the situation. This expression is often used as an adjective, as in a fly-on-the-wall documentary, where it refers to a filmmaking technique in which events are merely observed and presented realistically with minimum interference, rather than acted out under direction.

深圳报业集团版权所有, 未经授权禁止复制; Copyright 2010, All Rights Reserved.
Shenzhen Daily E-mail:szdaily@szszd.com.cn