Between you, me and the gatepost In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "between you, me and the gatepost", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Tommy Tran

2021-04-04 05:04

Keep It to Yourself , don't breathe a word

Between you, me and the gatepost British spoken informal

The word "gatepost" could be replaced by the word "bedpost".

Used for saying that what you are going to say is confidential and should not be told to anyone else

I want you to keep this information between you, me, and the gatepost! Could you do that?

Well, between you, me and the gatepost, I cheated on the final exam and the teacher knew nothing about it.

these four walls

The room you are currently in.

be in cahoots

To be secretly working together

behind closed doors

Kept in secret

two's company (, three's a crowd)

When two individuals desire to be alone with each other, a third person is not welcome.

dead giveaway

something that unintentionally reveals a truth, a secret completely

This expression dated from the 18th century and appeared in the book Eugene Aram, in which a character tells a secret by saying:

“Between you and me and the bed-post – young master’s quarreled with old master.”