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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Legislation that would end the process of forcing victims of age discrimination to remain silent and arbitrate behind closed doors has been stalled in Congress for the last two years.
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Sheila Callaham, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Senate Democrats will convene behind closed doors at 9:30 a.m. Dec. 3, when the caucus’s returning senators and senators-elect for the 119th Congress will choose their candidates.
—Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Nov. 2024
Between the lines: Sens. Joe Manchin and John Barrasso struck a delicate balance behind closed doors, so a significant amendment to the transmission title could be tough to pull off.
—Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
Ogburn began meeting with patients behind closed doors and instructing his residents not to offer counselling over the phone.
—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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Sheila Callaham, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Senate Democrats will convene behind closed doors at 9:30 a.m. Dec. 3, when the caucus’s returning senators and senators-elect for the 119th Congress will choose their candidates.
—Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Nov. 2024
Between the lines: Sens. Joe Manchin and John Barrasso struck a delicate balance behind closed doors, so a significant amendment to the transmission title could be tough to pull off.
—Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
Ogburn began meeting with patients behind closed doors and instructing his residents not to offer counselling over the phone.
—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Behind closed doors.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/behind%20closed%20doors. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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