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Old January 19, 2010, 02:52 PM
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Question A fly on the wall....
Is there a similar saying in Spanish?

"A fly on the wall...." is used to imply that one would love to have been present to overhear a conversation.

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I would have loved to be a fly on the wall when Sue told Jack that she would no longer write the math competitions. I can't imagine how he would have responded to her!
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My dictionary claims there is no equivalent image, just

me habría gustado estar allí cuando .....
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"Me hubiera gustado ver la cara de Jack cuando Sue le dijo que ya no escribiría los concursos de matemáticas."
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I don't think there is a common phrase in Spanish with the exact meaning.
"I wish I had been a fly on the wall" would mean "me gustaría haber sido un testigo invisible"
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