need-to-know

A phrase used in situations where one is not going to learn all details—rather, just the essential or personally pertinent information. Often used in the phrase "a need-to-know basis." They won't tell me anything else right now—they say all updates will be shared on a need-to-know basis. They said the information they were providing was strictly need-to-know.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Helmfried	HELM-freet	German
CÚChulainn	-	Irish Mythology
Fabian	['feibjən]
Fearghas	-	Irish, Scottish, Irish Mythology
Alisher	-	Uzbek, Kazakh, Tajik
Nymphodora	-	Ancient Greek