sub rosa

Privately. This Latin phrase (meaning "under the rose") refers to the ancient use of the rose as a symbol of secrecy. No, I had no idea they were planning to reject the proposal. They must have reached that decision sub rosa.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hugo	OO-go (Spanish), HYOO-go (English), HUY-kho (Dutch), HOO-go (German)	Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, English, Dutch, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ancient Germanic (
Jamsheed	-	Persian, Persian Mythology
Venus	['vi:nəs]
Chlodochar	-	Ancient Germanic
Alfven
Isingoma	-	Eastern African, Ganda