英语词组walls have ears是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

Idiom

Walls have ears

Theme: PRIVACY

We may be overheard.

Let's not discuss this matter here. Walls have ears, you know.Shhh. Walls have ears. Someone may be listening.

walls have ears

Theme: EAVESDROPPING

phr. “Someone may be listening.” (Sometimes with the.)

Talk softly. Walls have ears.The walls have ears, so be careful about what you say.

the walls have ears

Someone might be eavesdropping. Let's talk in my office—out here, the walls have ears.

Walls have ears.

Prov. Someone may be listening. (A warning that you think your conversation is being overheard.) Jill: Did I tell you what I found out about Fred? He—Jane: Shhh! Walls have ears. Don't say anything about our business dealings in here. Walls have ears.

walls have ears

You say walls have ears in order to warn someone that they should be careful about what they are saying because people might be listening. Take care and watch what you say. The walls have ears.

walls have ears

used to warn someone to be careful what they say as people may be eavesdropping. proverb

ˌwalls have ˈears

(saying) somebody may be listening, so be careful what you say: You’d better keep your voice down. Walls have ears, you know.

walls have ears

tv. Someone may be listening. (Sometimes with the.) The walls have ears, so be careful about what you say.

walls have ears, the

Your secret will be overheard. This warning allegedly refers to a story about Dionysius, the Greek tyrant of Syracuse (430–367 b.c.). He had an ear-shaped cave cut into a rock and so connected between palace rooms that he could hear what his prisoners said from another room. In the course of history, other palaces, including the Louvre in Paris and Hastings Castle in England, were said to have such listening posts. An early appearance of the term in print occurred in James Shirley’s play The Bird in a Cage (1633, 1.1): “Take heed what you say. Walls have ears.”

词组	walls have ears
释义	Idiom Walls have ears Theme: PRIVACY We may be overheard. Let's not discuss this matter here. Walls have ears, you know.Shhh. Walls have ears. Someone may be listening. walls have ears Theme: EAVESDROPPING phr. “Someone may be listening.” (Sometimes with the.) Talk softly. Walls have ears.The walls have ears, so be careful about what you say. idiomwalls have earsold-fashioned used in order to warn people to be careful what they say, because other people could be listening:You want to watch what you say - walls have ears, you know. the walls have ears Someone might be eavesdropping. Let's talk in my office—out here, the walls have ears. Walls have ears. Prov. Someone may be listening. (A warning that you think your conversation is being overheard.) Jill: Did I tell you what I found out about Fred? He—Jane: Shhh! Walls have ears. Don't say anything about our business dealings in here. Walls have ears. walls have ears You say walls have ears in order to warn someone that they should be careful about what they are saying because people might be listening. Take care and watch what you say. The walls have ears. walls have ears used to warn someone to be careful what they say as people may be eavesdropping. proverb ˌwalls have ˈears (saying) somebody may be listening, so be careful what you say: You’d better keep your voice down. Walls have ears, you know. walls have ears tv. Someone may be listening. (Sometimes with the.) The walls have ears, so be careful about what you say. walls have ears, the Your secret will be overheard. This warning allegedly refers to a story about Dionysius, the Greek tyrant of Syracuse (430–367 b.c.). He had an ear-shaped cave cut into a rock and so connected between palace rooms that he could hear what his prisoners said from another room. In the course of history, other palaces, including the Louvre in Paris and Hastings Castle in England, were said to have such listening posts. An early appearance of the term in print occurred in James Shirley’s play The Bird in a Cage (1633, 1.1): “Take heed what you say. Walls have ears.”
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