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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Much of the case proceeded behind closed doors until Hippler became the third judge to preside over the case following a change of venue that moved it from Latah County to Ada County.
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Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
Whether the court will compel Cascio to settle the matter behind closed doors remains to be seen.
—Danielle Bacher, People.com, 9 July 2025
Milan has often been described as a place that best reveals itself behind closed doors, in the homes, courtyards and clubs of the its most influential residents.
—Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Cruz added them in the Senate, behind closed doors, as chair of the committee that oversees Noaa.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
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Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
Whether the court will compel Cascio to settle the matter behind closed doors remains to be seen.
—Danielle Bacher, People.com, 9 July 2025
Milan has often been described as a place that best reveals itself behind closed doors, in the homes, courtyards and clubs of the its most influential residents.
—Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Cruz added them in the Senate, behind closed doors, as chair of the committee that oversees Noaa.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
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“Behind closed doors.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/behind%20closed%20doors. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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