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fly-on-the-wall

fly-on-the-wall
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [flahy on, awn stressed th ee wawl]
    • /flaɪ ɒn, ɔn stressed ði wɔl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [flahy on, awn stressed th ee wawl]
    • /flaɪ ɒn, ɔn stressed ði wɔl/

Definitions of fly-on-the-wall word

  • adjective fly-on-the-wall A fly-on-the-wall documentary is made by filming people as they do the things they normally do, rather than by interviewing them or asking them to talk directly to the camera. 0
  • noun fly-on-the-wall a person who watches others, while not being noticed himself or herself 0
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Parts of speech for Fly-on-the-wall

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Fly-on-the-wall

fly-on-the-wall popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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