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behind closed doors
Idioms and Phrases
In secret, privately. For example, The nominating committee always meets behind closed doors, lest its deliberations become known prematurely . Also see behind the scenes .Example Sentences
The weigh-in took place behind closed doors at a London hotel on Friday.
West Ham manager Graham Potter believes Niclas Fullkrug's recent outburst was not "helpful to the club" and he would prefer players to voice concerns behind closed doors.
Then again, when it comes to diplomacy, we are not privy to all the conversations taking place behind closed doors or to the details of possible deals under discussion.
鈥淭here are a lot of Republicans who, behind closed doors... want Musk to shut up about Social Security,鈥 he said.
In February, the Huntington Park City Council met behind closed doors to discuss a seemingly routine item on their agenda 鈥 potential litigation the city was anticipating.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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