take into confidence



take someone into one's confidence

to trust someone with confidential information; to tell a secret to someone and trust the person to keep the secret. We are good friends, but I didn't feel I could take her into my confidence. I know something very important about Jean. Can I take you into my confidence?
See also: confidence, take

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Julienzhoo-lee-AWNFrench
GÉRald-French
HayleyHAY-leeEnglish (Modern)
Feliciafə-LEE-shə (English), fe-LEE-thyah (Spanish), fe-LEE-syah (Latin American Spanish), fe-LEE-chyah (Romanian), fe-LEE-see-ah (Swedish)English, Spanish, Hungarian, Romanian, Dutch, Swedish, Late Roman
MordikaiMAWR-də-kieEnglish (Rare)
MaynardMAY-nərdEnglish