open microphone
Frequency: 6.05.1 per million words
A microphone that is switched on, possibly unintentionally.
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Examples (10)
- Unfortunately we were near an open microphone and all his colleagues heard what we said.
- During the live broadcast, an open microphone picked up the presenter's private comments.
- Be cautious; that's an open microphone and everything is being recorded.
- The CEO's unguarded conversation was inadvertently broadcast through an open microphone.
- Always double-check that the microphone is not open before making side remarks.
- He realized his error only after hearing his own voice echo from the open microphone.
- An open microphone in the conference room led to an unexpected leak of information.
- The news reporter's gaffe went viral, all thanks to an open microphone.
- Before the show, the sound engineer confirmed there were no open microphones backstage.
- His career was almost ruined by a comment caught on an open microphone.