- goldfish bowl
- `goldfish ,bowl noun count1. ) a round glass bowl in which people keep goldfish as pets2. ) a place or situation in which people can watch everything you do
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
goldfish bowl — goldfish .bowl n ↑goldfish 1.) a round glass bowl in which fish are kept as pets 2.) [singular] a situation in which people know about everything that happens in your life ▪ Popstars have to live their life in a goldfish bowl … Dictionary of contemporary English
goldfish bowl — ► NOUN chiefly Brit. 1) a spherical glass container for goldfish. 2) a place or situation lacking privacy … English terms dictionary
goldfish bowl — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms goldfish bowl : singular goldfish bowl plural goldfish bowls 1) a round glass bowl in which people keep goldfish as pets 2) a place or situation in which people can watch everything that you do … English dictionary
goldfish bowl — {n.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. A situation in which it is not possible to keep things secret for any length of time. * /Washington Society is a goldfish bowl./ 2. An apartment or place that provides no privacy for its occupant, e.g., an office that … Dictionary of American idioms
goldfish bowl — {n.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. A situation in which it is not possible to keep things secret for any length of time. * /Washington Society is a goldfish bowl./ 2. An apartment or place that provides no privacy for its occupant, e.g., an office that … Dictionary of American idioms
goldfish\ bowl — noun slang informal 1. A situation in which it is not possible to keep things secret for any length of time. Washington Society is a goldfish bowl. 2. An apartment or place that provides no privacy for its occupant, e.g., an office that has too… … Словарь американских идиом
goldfish bowl — noun 1. a state of affairs in which you have no privacy the president lives in a goldfish bowl • Syn: ↑fish bowl, ↑fishbowl • Hypernyms: ↑situation, ↑state of affairs 2. a transparent bowl in which small fish are kept … Useful english dictionary
Goldfish Bowl — For other uses see Goldfish. Goldfish Bowl is a science fiction short story by Robert A. Heinlein, first published 1942, and collected in one of Heinlein s anthologies, The Menace from Earth .In the story, two scientists and a navy ship… … Wikipedia
goldfish bowl — noun (C) 1 a round glass bowl in which fish are kept as pets 2 live in a goldfish bowl to be in a situation in which people can know everything about your life … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
goldfish bowl — noun a) a transparent bowl in which fish are kept in a domestic environment. b) any place that lacks privacy Syn: fish bowl … Wiktionary