unbeknown to
idiom
chiefly British
: without being known about by (someone)
Unbeknown to the students, the teacher had entered the room.
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New lovebirds Kate and Sean are about to jump into the hellscape that is the inner-city rental market, until Kate inherits the huge mansion in the country, but unbeknown to her, the house is haunted by this collection of needy spirits.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2024
Moving in together for the first time the young couple are attempting domestic bliss, but unbeknown to them, the house is haunted by a collection of needy spirits who died in Ramshead Manor over the last 200 years.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 16 Sep. 2024
But unbeknown to many, the global economy was undergoing a major structural change that was making supply rather than demand the real problem.
—Mohamed A. El-Erian, Foreign Affairs, 22 Nov. 2022
But quite unbeknown to me, Toor’s life in New York had opened up a new vein of material.
—Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2024
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2024
Moving in together for the first time the young couple are attempting domestic bliss, but unbeknown to them, the house is haunted by a collection of needy spirits who died in Ramshead Manor over the last 200 years.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 16 Sep. 2024
But unbeknown to many, the global economy was undergoing a major structural change that was making supply rather than demand the real problem.
—Mohamed A. El-Erian, Foreign Affairs, 22 Nov. 2022
But quite unbeknown to me, Toor’s life in New York had opened up a new vein of material.
—Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Unbeknown to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unbeknown%20to. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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