bedpost (redirected from between you and me and the gatepost)

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.

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between you and me  (British, American & Australian) also between you, me and the bedpost/gatepost (British & Australian humorous)

something that you say when you are going to tell someone something you do not want them to tell anyone else Just between you and me, I don't think his work is quite up to standard. Between you, me and the gatepost, I'm thinking of leaving.

See between the devil and the deep blue sea, between a rock and a hard place

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(just) between you and me

without telling anyone else Between you and me, I think she made up the whole story about being robbed.

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