gatepost

Related to gatepost: between you and me and the gatepost

between you, (and) me, and the gatepost

What is going to be or has been said should not be told to anyone else; between us. This phrase is usually said along with information that needs to be kept secret. Primarily heard in UK. I overheard the boss talking to her secretary last night and—just between you, me, and the gatepost—she's giving the promotion to George after all. Between you and me and the gatepost, Stephanie is not as qualified for this job as she claims to be.
See also: and, between, gatepost
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

between you and me

Also, between ourselves; just between you and me and the bedpost or four walls or gatepost or lamppost . In strict confidence. For example, Just between you and me, it was Janet who proposed to Bill rather than vice versa. This phrase, dating from about 1300, is generally followed by some informative statement that the listener is being asked to keep secret. The variant with bedpost, also shortened to post, dates from the early 1800s; four walls, also shortened to the wall, dates from the early 1900s, as does the gatepost.
See also: and, between
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

between you, me and the bedpost

or

between you, me and the gatepost

If you say that something you say is between you, me and the bedpost or between you, me and the gatepost, you mean that the person you are talking to should not tell anyone else what you have said. Between you, me and the bedpost, I'd say he was completely confused. Between you, me and the gatepost, he'd be better off without her. Note: People also sometimes use fencepost instead of bedpost. That's my opinion, between you, me and the fencepost.
See also: and, bedpost, between
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

between you, me and the ˈgatepost

(British English, informal) used to show that what you are going to say next is a secret: Well, between you, me and the gatepost, I heard that she’s pregnant.
See also: and, between, gatepost
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

between you and me and the bedpost/gatepost/four walls/lamppost

In strictest confidence. This elaboration of just between you and me is often followed by gossip about someone else. The bedpost version dates from the early nineteenth century and was used by Edward Bulwer-Lytton (Eugene Aram, 1832: “Between you and me and the bedpost, young master has quarrelled with old master”), Dickens, and others. The lamppost version may be a little older, but is not much heard anymore.
See also: and, bedpost, between, four, gatepost, lamppost, wall
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
See also:
  • (as) sure as eggs (is eggs)
  • sure as eggs is eggs
  • lex dubia non obligat
  • going, going, gone
  • going, going, gone!
  • not tonight, Josephine
  • scientia potentia est
  • a penny for them
  • great minds
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Passers-by mistook the contents of the bag for a gym kit after the baby was abandoned on a gatepost outside a boxing club, wrapped in a towel and inside a Next carrier bag.
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When he changed to forward gear, the car sped forward, flattening a concrete gatepost before hitting the house.
Driver 71, recked his house