between you, (and) me, and the bedpost

What is going to be or has been said should not be told to anyone else. This phrase is usually said along with information that needs to be kept secret. I overheard the boss talking to her secretary last night and—just between you, me, and the bedpost—she's giving the promotion to George after all. Between you and me and the bedpost, Stephanie is not as qualified for this job as she claims to be.

See also: and, bedpost, between

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

between you (and) me and the bedpost

and between you and me and these four walls

Fig. a somewhat affected way of signaling that you are about to tell a secret. Alan: What's wrong with Ellen these days? She seems so touchy. Jane: Between you and me and the bedpost, I've heard that her boyfriend is seeing someone else. Jill: How much did you get for your used car? Jane: Well—between you and me and these four walls—five thousand dollars.

See also: and, bedpost, between

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

between you, me and the bedpost

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 and me and the bedpost (or the gatepost or the wall)

in strict confidence. informal

The bedpost , gatepost , or wall is seen as marking the boundary beyond which the confidence must not go.

See also: and, bedpost, between

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

between you, me, and the bedpost

verb

See between you, me, and the lamppost

See also: and, bedpost, between

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

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

词组	between you, (and) me, and the bedpost
释义	between you, (and) me, and the bedpost between you, (and) me, and the bedpost What is going to be or has been said should not be told to anyone else. This phrase is usually said along with information that needs to be kept secret. I overheard the boss talking to her secretary last night and—just between you, me, and the bedpost—she's giving the promotion to George after all. Between you and me and the bedpost, Stephanie is not as qualified for this job as she claims to be. See also: and, bedpost, between Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. between you (and) me and the bedpost and between you and me and these four walls Fig. a somewhat affected way of signaling that you are about to tell a secret. Alan: What's wrong with Ellen these days? She seems so touchy. Jane: Between you and me and the bedpost, I've heard that her boyfriend is seeing someone else. Jill: How much did you get for your used car? Jane: Well—between you and me and these four walls—five thousand dollars. See also: and, bedpost, between McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. 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 and me and the bedpost (or the gatepost or the wall) in strict confidence. informal The bedpost , gatepost , or wall is seen as marking the boundary beyond which the confidence must not go. See also: and, bedpost, between Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary between you, me, and the bedpost verb See between you, me, and the lamppost See also: and, bedpost, between McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions 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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