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walls have eyes and ears

an expression meaning

even if you want to keep something a secret, someone, somehow, somewhere, will eventually find out.
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.
by Sexydimma June 21, 2012
mugGet the walls have eyes and earsmug.

even walls have eyes and ears

(Тайное становитса Ясным in Russian)

an expression meaning

even the best kept of secrets will become known sooner or later
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.
by Sexydimma April 6, 2013
mugGet the even walls have eyes and earsmug.

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