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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The current board has made critical decisions behind closed doors, minimized authentic community engagement, and failed to deliver measurable improvement for Denver’s students. Elaine Gantz Berman, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025 Under the California open meetings law known as the Brown Act, meetings of public bodies like city councils must be announced to the public, even if they are held behind closed doors. Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025 Meetings have so far been limited to conversations behind closed doors, but the parade and military welcome was a new departure. Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025 Offering strikingly intimate access to a real, unfolding love triangle, the film documents all sides of what is usually kept behind closed doors. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 24 Oct. 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 30 Oct. 2025.

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