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behind closed doors
Idiom[s]: behind closed doorsTheme: SECRECY
in secret; away from observers, reporters, or intruders.
• They held the meeting behind closed doors, as the law allowed.
• Every important issue was decided behind closed doors.
behind closed doors
In secret. You can't tell anyone what happens behind closed doors here—it's classified information. What I do behind closed doors is none of your business! Sure, they seem happy together, but who knows what happens behind closed doors.Learn more: behind, closed, doorbehind closed doors
in secret; away from observers, reporters, or intruders, usually in a closed room. They held the meeting behind closed doors, as the law allowed. Every important issue was decided behind closed doors.Learn more: behind, closed, doorbehind closed doors
In secret, privately. For example, The nominating committee always meets behind closed doors, lest its deliberations become known prematurely . Also see behind the scenes. Learn more: behind, closed, doorbehind closed doors
JOURNALISMCOMMON If something is done behind closed doors, it is done in private. The summer I was fourteen and Rita was twelve, our parents started having long talks behind closed doors. Many decisions were taken in secret behind closed doors. Note: Behind-closed-doors can be used before a noun. The three organizations have been discussing the idea in a series of behind-closed-doors meetings.Learn more: behind, closed, doorbehind closed doors
[of an action] done in a secretive or furtive way; hidden from public view.Learn more: behind, closed, doorbeˌhind closed ˈdoors
in private; without the public being allowed to attend: Journalists protested that the trial was being held behind closed doors.Learn more: behind, closed, door
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Ví dụ
Israelis and Arabs say one thing in public and another behind closed doors. Politicians and pundits [học giả, chuyên gia] need to understand the difference.
Universitatea Craiova have been ordered to play their next two European games behind closed doors after a referee [trọng tài] from Northern Ireland was hit by an object thrown from the crowd.
Preston geared up [sẵn sàng] for Saturday’s game with Wigan Athletic by giving some fringe [ngoài rìa, bên ngoài] players a run-out in a behind-closed-doors game against Salford City at Springfields.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and one of the most high-profile freshmen members -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York -- met behind closed doors Friday following a few tumultuous [ầm ĩ] weeks for the Democrats that have exposed a rift [nết nứt, bất hòa] between party leaders and more progressive lawmakers new to Capitol Hill.
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