between you me and the bedpost



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: Wellbetween you and me and these four walls—five thousand dollars.
See also: and, bedpost

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
TiarnÁN-Irish
Agnesi['ægnisi]
Damaris['dæməris]
Carwyn-Welsh
Zachariaszak-ə-RIE-əs (English)Biblical, Biblical Greek
AndrÉEawn-DREFrench