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      [Idiom]  | "walls have ears" 


      1: —used to say that other people could be listening to what someone is saying

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       [ "the walls have ears" ]

      1: Someone may be listening (a warning that someone could be listening into your conversation/ it is being overheard by someone)

        * e.g.,  ... Molly: Hey Josie! Did you hear about what happened to Jess? Josie: Shh! the walls have ears! 

       [ "even walls have eyes and ears" ]

      1: (тайное всегда становится ясным in Russian) an expression meaning even the best kept of secrets will become known sooner or later

        * e.g.,  ... son: dad, how did you know I had bad grades? father: roflmao son, even walls have eyes and ears. You tried burning your report card, but forgot to take the ashes out of the fireplace; put 2 and 2 together, and you get 4, right? 

       [ "walls have eyes and ears" ]

      1: an expression meaning even if you want to keep something a secret, someone, somehow, somewhere, will eventually find out.

        * e.g.,  ... son: dad, what does the expression" walls have eyes and ears" mean? father: it means " shut up and stop talking to yourself, because if you talk to yourself, others, without you even realizing it, will get useful, useful to themselves I mean, information out of you short-handed, which means you can't keep a secret if you talk to yourself. 

       [ "walls have eyes and ears" ]

      1: an expression meaning even if you want to keep something a secret, someone, somehow, somewhere, will eventually find out.

        * e.g.,  ... son: dad, what does the expression" walls have eyes and ears" mean? father: it means, lol, even if you talk to yourself, others, may, and will get useful, useful to themselves I mean, information out of you short-handed, which means you can't keep a secret if you talk to yourself. you therefore have The Right to Remain Silent. 

       [ "even walls have eyes and ears" ]

      1: (Тайное становитса Ясным in Russian) an expression meaning even the best kept of secrets will become known sooner or later

        * e.g.,  ... son: dad, how did you know i had bad grades? father: (roflmao) son, even walls have eyes and ears. You tried burning your report card, but forgot to take the ashes out of the fireplace; put 2 and 2 together, and you get 4, right?. You therefore Have The Right to Remain Silent. 

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