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lamppostRelated to lamppost: hesitancy, meddles between you, me, and the lamppostIn complete confidence between the speaker and the listener, as of a forthcoming secret or rumor. Now, this is between you, me, and the lamppost, but I'm thinking about filing for divorce. Between you, me, and the lamppost, I hear that they're going to lay off half the staff by the end of the week. See also: and, between, lamppost Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. between you and meAlso, 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 lamppost and between you, me, and the bedpost phr. just between you and me. Between you, me, and the lamppost, things are going to get worse before they get better. It’s supposed to be a secret, but between you, me, and the bedpost, he quit his job. See also: and, between, lamppost McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions between you and me and the bedpost/gatepost/four walls/lamppostIn 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:- between you, me, and the lamppost
- Have I made myself clear?
- Go ahead, make my day
- Go ahead, make my day.
- GAMMD
- Did I stutter?
- I don't suppose
- suppose
- AITYD
- don't look now
References in periodicals archive DAY 1 Rest DAY 2 Jog 2 lampposts, walk one lamppost for 15 minutes DAY 3 Rest DAY 4 Jog 10 minutes, walk until you catch your breath, jog for 5 minutes DAY 5 Rest DAY 6 Rest DAY 7 Jog for 20 minutes. Sonearand YETSOFARAH; GO FROM COUCH TO 5-MILE RUN IN 5 WEEKS Even the Mobot had to start somewhere.. and while not everyone can emulate his success, it's easier than you think to hit the ground running "They must have been travelling at some speed as they took down the lamppost. They took two other cars out before hitting the lamppost. Driver flees after car hits 3 vehicles Another car was also damaged in the incident and firefighters made the damaged lamppost safe. Appeal as driver leaves the scene after car hits lamppost Pictures show the lamppost almost unearthed from the ground and there are also tyre marks on the road. Two-car crash into lamppost Builders at the Persimmon Homes site laid the new 4ftwide Tarmac pavement around the lamppost at their new estate at Hay-on-Wye. Paralympic medallist stumped by a lamppost The accident, at the junction with Meadow Brook Road, destroyed the lamppost under a mobile phone mast and the cable box. Driver fights for life after car crashes at blackspot Officers believe the teenager collided with a lamppost (stock photo) Teenage boy dies after colliding with lamppost in Epsom; The incident occurred along Christchurch Road in Epsom last night Dietz wrote that her son had been parking next to the same lamppost for the last year. LOOK: Kind stranger gives kid own parking spot for his bike "The next minute he was standing under a lamppost," said Mr Smith senior. Dad died in police custody after lamppost rant The road was later cleared thanks to a local tree surgeon and Leicestershire Police attended the site and moved the fallen lamppost. Fallen trees force school to close 'But you guys have already learnt to become invisible,' I said, 'hiding behind lampposts, behind bushes, trying to become part of the background, and doing a good job of it.' Invisible Policemen..! HyperMedia manages 690 lampposts across the UAE's seven emirates. HyperMedia Summary: The first-of-its-kind initiative gives the UAE citizens an opportunity to re-rent these lampposts for promotion and advertising purposes and make profit. Lampposts rental plan to help needy Emiratis THIS was the scene in Walsgrave after a car mounted the kerb and smashed into a lamppost. Driver's lucky escape after car hits lamppost |