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
Lungile	-	Southern African, Zulu
Seong-Jin	sung-jeen	Korean
Rahat	-	Arabic
Esquivel	[eskivəl]
Lyda	-	English (Rare)
Eustachius	-	Late Roman