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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But behind closed doors, members of the Mangione family were reaching out to friends from different parts of his life in an attempt to contact him. Lorena O'Neil, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025 Liverpool has won 19 league titles in its history, but its only triumph in the Premier League era came behind closed doors due to Covid-19 restrictions. James Nalton, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025 But behind closed doors, the country music icon has experienced her fair share of pain. Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2025 While tough negotiations behind closed doors are expected, publicly humiliating a foreign leader in front of the press is a stark departure from traditional diplomacy. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for behind closed doors

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“Behind closed doors.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/behind%20closed%20doors. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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