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.

Examples of behind closed doors in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

All the defendants denied the charges and their trial started earlier this year and was held behind closed doors. —Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025

Meanwhile, Fils-Aimé and members of the nine-member Transitional Presidential Council were locked behind closed doors discussing his fate. —Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Nov. 2025

According to Lindsay, Padberg urged her to avoid meddling and let Neal and his team work with Amazon behind closed doors. —Sean Patrick Cooper, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025

Instead of the usual small group meetings, the Brazilian presidency convened a meeting of nations' top officials behind closed doors for much of Friday. —Arkansas Online, 22 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for behind closed doors

• conidiophores
• abhors
• adores
• bookstores
• centaurs
• concours
• deplores
• downpours
• drugstores
• encores
• explores
• ignores