take into one's confidence
take (someone) into (one's) confidence
To tell someone information with the understanding that they will not reveal what was said. Daniel, we've taken you into our confidence to discuss the direction of the company, and where we see you fitting into it. You're the only person I've taken into my confidence about this, so please don't discuss it with anyone else.
See also: confidence, take
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
take into one's confidence
Trust someone with a secret, as in She took me into her confidence and admitted that she was quitting next month. This idiom uses confidence in the sense of "trust," a usage dating from the late 1500s.
See also: confidence, take
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- whistleblower
- whistle-blower
- get (something) off (one's) chest
- get off chest
- get something off your chest
- off one's chest, get
- come out against
- come out against (someone or something)
- don't tell a soul
- not tell a soul