What Does "are you wearing a wire" Mean?
Learn what "are you wearing a wire" means, when people say it, and how to use it naturally in English.
Are you wearing a wire?
This asks whether someone is secretly wearing a hidden recording device or acting as an informant.
From I Think My Wife Wants To Kill Me S2, Episode 35
When do people say this?
Scene Context
Someone suspects the other person may be secretly recording or informing on them.
Usage Scenario
Use it in crime, police, or paranoia contexts, or when joking about being recorded. It can sound very accusatory in real life.
Better ways to say it
Are you wearing a wire?
Do you have a wire on?
Are you recording me?
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