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
Booker['bukə]
Tobiasto-BEE-ahs (German), tə-BIE-əs (English)Biblical, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Masood-Arabic, Persian
DeirdreDEER-drə (English), DEER-dree (English), DER-dre (Irish)English, Irish, Irish Mythology
Murtada-Arabic
Yefrem-Russian