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walls have ears en · X

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. There is always a risk of being overheard, so one should be careful about what one says.
   • "But it is well to remember that walls have ears, and therefore to whisper." 1915, William MacLeod Raine, chapter 20, in Steve Yeager:
   • “We're talking about everything you can't discuss in Damascus, because there the walls have ears,” Mr. Taieb said. 2015 July 15, Thanassis Cambanis, “A Syrian Parody Features the Civil War, and Is Stalked by It”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 14 Apr 2020, retrieved 27 Sep 2017:

Relateds

little pitchers have big ears

Synonyms

pitchers have ears

Translations (50)

bn দেয়ালের কান আছে (be careful about what you say) · fr les murs ont des oreilles (be careful about what you say) · gd cluasan anns gach ceàrn (be careful about what you say) · my နံရံတိုင်းမှာ နားတွေရှိတယ် (be careful about what you say) · ar لِلْحِيطَانِ آذَانٌ (be careful about what you say) · hu a falnak is füle van (be careful about what you say) · ja 壁に耳あり、 障子に目あり (be careful about what you say) · lv sienām ir ausis (be careful about what you say) · sh и зидови имају уши (be careful about what you say) · ja 壁に耳あり (be careful about what you say) · ga bíonn cluasa ar na claíocha (be careful about what you say) · ro pereții au urechi (be careful about what you say) · te గోడకు చెవులుంటాయి (be careful about what you say) · eo la muroj havas orelojn (be careful about what you say) · es las paredes oyen (be careful about what you say) · tr yerin kulağı vardır (be careful about what you say) · pt as paredes têm ouvidos (be careful about what you say) · mk и ѕидовите имаат уши (be careful about what you say) · hi दीवारों के भी कान होते हैं (be careful about what you say) · sk aj steny majú uši (be careful about what you say) · mk и ѕидот има уши (be careful about what you say) · el και οι τοίχοι έχουν αυτιά (be careful about what you say) · ko 밤말은 쥐가 듣고 낮말은 새가 듣는다 (be careful about what you say) · mnc ᡶᡠ ᡩᡝ ᠵᠠᡴᠠ ᠪᡳ (be careful about what you say) · ka კელდებსაც ყურები აქვს (be careful about what you say) · tl may tainga ang lupa, may pakpak ang balita (be careful about what you say) · ga bíonn cluasa ar an gcoill (be careful about what you say) · da væggene har ører (be careful about what you say) · be і сце́ны ма́юць ву́шы (be careful about what you say) · uk і у стін є ву́ха (be careful about what you say) · cmn 隔牆有耳 /隔墙有耳 (be careful about what you say) · vi tai vách mạch dừng (be careful about what you say) · ru и у стен есть у́ши (be careful about what you say) · nl de muren hebben oren (be careful about what you say) · pl ściany mają uszy (be careful about what you say) · de die Wände haben Ohren (be careful about what you say) · ceb walay aso makumkom (be careful about what you say) · ko 낮말은 새가 듣고 밤말은 쥐가 듣는다 (be careful about what you say) · cs stěny mají uši (be careful about what you say) · fi seinilläkin on korvat (be careful about what you say) · la parietes habent aures (be careful about what you say) · th กำแพงมีหู ประตูมีช่อง (be careful about what you say) · lt ir sienos turi ausis (be careful about what you say) · sv väggarna har öron (be careful about what you say) · it i muri hanno le orecchie (be careful about what you say) · th กำแพงมีหู ประตูมีตา (be careful about what you say) · uk і сті́ни ма́ють ву́ха (be careful about what you say) · lt ir sienos girdi (be careful about what you say) · ar اَلْجِدْرَانُ لَهَا آذَانٌ (be careful about what you say) · sh i zidovi imaju uši (be careful about what you say)