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  1. If you say that you would like to be a fly on the wall in a situation that does not involve you, you mean that you would like to see or hear what happens in that situation. What I'd give to be a fly on the wall when Davis finds out what's happened to his precious cargo.

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  3. One who is able to observe something closely but invisibly and without interfering in the situation. I would love to be a fly on the wall in John's house when he finds out his wife bought a new car without telling him. I so wish I could be a fly on the wall at a glamorous event like the Oscars!

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  4. to secretly hear or see something. fly on the wall can also mean bystander, spectator, listener-in, or looker-on. The idiom is used to express someone’s desire to be an unnoticeable observer privy to a conversation or scenario without being seen or heard.

  5. The idiom “fly on the wall” refers to this desire to be an unnoticed spectator. It describes a situation where someone is able to observe events or conversations without being noticed, like a fly that can see everything from its vantage point on the wall.

  6. If you say that you would like to be a fly on the wall on an occasion, you mean that you would like to hear what will be said or see what will happen while not being noticed: I'd love to be a fly on the wall when those two get home !

  7. 1. An unperceived observer – able to see and hear but not be seen or heard. 2 – A form of cinema in which events are recorded without direction. Examples. 1 – I wish I could have been a fly on the wall when Putin met Obama. 2 – These reality shows are just the same as the old fly-on-the-wall documentaries. Where did it originate? USA.

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