behind closed doors

idiom

: in a private room or place : in private

All of their meetings are held behind closed doors.

They seemed like the perfect couple, but you never know what goes on behind closed doors.

The decisions are made behind closed doors.

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Not all gyms—even the ones that look fancy on the floor—are created equal behind closed doors. —

Christa Sgobba, SELF, 28 Dec. 2024 And this is only what can be said publicly, since most of my experience these last years should remain behind closed doors. —

Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 27 Dec. 2024 Those details will be handled fairly behind closed doors with our respective counsels in due time. —

Ashley Hume, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024 This has all the ingredients for an agenda setter: a story rooted firmly in the industry that will have execs and creatives from the UK to Turkey debating what happened behind closed doors. —

Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for behind closed doors

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