between you 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.

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.

词组	between you me and the bedpost
释义	between you 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. 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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