fishbowl

fishbowl
a) A small simple aquarium.
b) A term describing a place or event of intense scrutiny. Enthusiastic sports cities are often said to place the players on their team in a "fishbowl" atmosphere.

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  • fishbowl — UK [ˈfɪʃˌbəʊl] / US [ˈfɪʃˌboʊl] noun [countable] Word forms fishbowl : singular fishbowl plural fishbowls 1) a glass bowl for keeping live fish as pets 2) mainly journalism a situation where nothing is private and people can see everything that… …   English dictionary

  • fishbowl — fish|bowl [ˈfıʃbəul US boul] n 1.) a glass bowl that you can keep fish in 2.) a place or situation in which you cannot do anything in private ▪ Being in a small town like this is like living in a fishbowl …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • fishbowl — /ˈfɪʃboʊl/ (say fishbohl) noun 1. a glass bowl in which an ornamental fish is kept. 2. any place or way of life which is open to the public gaze: to live in a fishbowl …  

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  • fishbowl — noun Date: 1906 1. a bowl for the keeping of live fish 2. a place or condition that affords no privacy …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • fishbowl — 1) a round glass bowl used for keeping ornamental or pet fish 2) a situation where one s activities are constantly observed, scrutinised, commented on, etc 3) jail …   Dictionary of ichthyology

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