fishbowl
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5.8
- noun
- /ˈfɪʃˌboʊl/
:
vida en un acuario
- I live in a fishbowl, but anything I want is mine.
- fishbowl technique
- Students in the fishbowl
If we cannot view ourselves as a fish in the fishbowl from the outside, we can't get the whole picture.
- If we cannot view ourselves as a fish in the fishbowl from the outside, we can't get the whole picture.
- Well, people who grow up in these challenging environments, again, it's like you're a goldfish in a fishbowl, but the the water's dirty.
Examples
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He felt exposed, like he was in a fishbowl with no chance for privacy.
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No one can live like that, in a fishbowl.
Fiction book (1997) -
I got to get out of that fishbowl.
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I feel like a fish in a fishbowl.
Fiction book (1991) -
You don't know what it's like, living in a fishbowl like this.
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It's like we're in a fishbowl, and there's constant traffic on that street.
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Well, people who grow up in these challenging environments, again, it's like you're a goldfish in a fishbowl, but the the water's dirty.
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Living in a fishbowl means everyone is constantly watching your every move.
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The employees complained about working in a fishbowl where their actions were always monitored.
Synonyms
1
6.5
A situation where others watch you closely and you have no privacy
A situation where many people watch you and you have no privacy
Antonyms
How Exposed
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5.8
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word fishbowl comes from fish + bowl and is used for a situation where people have 'no privacy' because everyone can see them, just like fish in a clear bowl.