goldfish bowl noun

n [C] (US also fishbowl)

Definition

a bowl which is usually round and made of glass and is used for keeping pet fish in, especially goldfish

figurative There are so many windows in the office, it's like being in a goldfish bowl (= people can easily see what you are doing)!

(Definition of goldfish bowl noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Synonyms and related words:

to worry

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