a goldfish bowl

A place, situation, or environment in which one has little or no privacy. A reference to the (typically) spherical bowls in which pet fish are often kept, which can be seen into from all sides. One of the prices of success for a pop star is having to live in a goldfish bowl under the scrutiny of the public eye. I feel like I'm in a goldfish bowl working at this new company, with all their security cameras posted everywhere.

goldfish bowl

A situation affording no privacy, as in Being in a goldfish bowl comes with the senator's job-there's no avoiding it. The glass bowl allowing one to view goldfish from every direction was transferred first, in the 1920s, to a police interrogation room equipped with a one-way mirror. By the mid-1900s the expression was being used more broadly.

goldfish bowl

a place or situation lacking privacy.

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释义	a goldfish bowl a goldfish bowl A place, situation, or environment in which one has little or no privacy. A reference to the (typically) spherical bowls in which pet fish are often kept, which can be seen into from all sides. One of the prices of success for a pop star is having to live in a goldfish bowl under the scrutiny of the public eye. I feel like I'm in a goldfish bowl working at this new company, with all their security cameras posted everywhere. See also: bowl, goldfish Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. goldfish bowl A situation affording no privacy, as in Being in a goldfish bowl comes with the senator's job-there's no avoiding it. The glass bowl allowing one to view goldfish from every direction was transferred first, in the 1920s, to a police interrogation room equipped with a one-way mirror. By the mid-1900s the expression was being used more broadly. See also: bowl, goldfish The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. goldfish bowl a place or situation lacking privacy. See also: bowl, goldfish Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: bowl goldfish goldfish bowl a fishbowl pet hate your, his, etc. pet hate rain stopped play be on the warpath be/go on the warpath in/with reference to References in periodicals archive A friend has told me that a goldfish bowl isn't ideal as she has heard the fish don't get enough oxygen? paws for thought; PDSA VET IAN FLEMING ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS DAN Biggar has advised more Welsh players to sample life beyond regional rugby because "Wales is such a goldfish bowl". 'Try life outside goldfish bowl' Dan Biggar has advised more Welsh players to sample life beyond regional rugby -- because "Wales is such a goldfish bowl". Dan Biggar advises top stars to leave Wales and 'test themselves outside the goldfish bowl'; The 62-cap No. 10 has joined Northampton after 11 seasons with the Ospreys They placed the fish in the usual plastic bag to carry home and I won a goldfish bowl as well in another event. Fond memories of 1960s Easter fair Caption: GOLDFISH LOVER--Two years ago, when President Rohani delivered his Now Ruz message, he quietly signaled where he stood on the controversial goldfish issure by placing a goldfish bowl on his Haft Seen table, but placing an orange inside the bowl Setting goldfish free is a controversial issue in Iran They work well in a goldfish bowl, jug type vase or just as they are. The great Easter indoors and outdoors; Special feature They work well in a goldfish bowl, jug-type vase or just as they are. The great Easter indoors and outdoors; GET IN THE MOO OD FOR SOME EASTER ENJOYMENT "You are at the World Cup, so you are actually in a goldfish bowl within a goldfish bowl. Flood is backing Tuilagi claims; Former Falcon insists Manu will shine for England That is a goldfish bowl. It is the World Cup so you are in a goldfish bowl within a goldfish bowl. Keep a rein on temper, duo told; Rugby Union They say being a celebrity is like living in a goldfish bowl, so he's doing it literally. FOR... TAXI Footballers live in a goldfish bowl these days and the unscrupulous won't hesitate in making a fast buck at their expense. Football: Jermaine Pennant He said: 'The player's agent tells me that JJ is quite happy but feels like he's living in a goldfish bowl being a Newcastle player. FOOTBALL: ROUND-UP Souness blasts Jenas rumours Pamela Wolicki and her elderly neighbours fear they will be "living in a goldfish bowl" if a shelter is erected in front of their windows in Ansty Road. We don't want bus stop at our front doors It was a bit of a goldfish bowl, the life," he says of the closet at sea. Gay in the Navy: openly gay troops who fought in the Iraqi war say they were accepted in their units. They wonder why the U.S. still has "don't ask, don't tell" * AMC Pacer: The car masquerading as a goldfish bowl, its unique bulbous glass rear end was a styling cue that was hard to miss. Nerd cars capture special market. (Property/Casualty: Marketplace)
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