behind closed doors

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: 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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Because behind closed doors, the U.K. government may be weighing a similar arms embargo of its own. —Lauren Frayer, NPR, 4 Apr. 2024

The White House meeting, behind closed doors, will be followed by a small iftar dinner to mark the end of the daily fast during Ramadan with Muslim administration staffers but not with the community leaders. —Justin Gomez, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024

Superstar spouses Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos are (seemingly) always down for morning TV horniness on Live, but behind closed doors the couple gets down to a lot of unsexy behavior during late-night hours. —Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2024

March 9: Fire chief placed on administrative leave The North College Hill Council met behind closed doors on March 9 for matters related to a public employee or official, according to the meeting agenda. —The Enquirer, 23 Mar. 2024

The indictment was issued by a grand jury behind closed doors where no judge, no defense attorney, was allowed. —Antonio Planas, NBC News, 2 Mar. 2024

People all over the country have been tuning in to the latest season of Netflix’s reality dating show featuring 30 local men and women who date behind closed doors — including the Kansas City Chiefs’ Travis Kelce, who poked fun at the show on his podcast with his brother Jason. —Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2024

His method of getting legislation through Congress rarely involves working behind closed doors to rally support. —Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024

Country Singer Sara Evans Is ‘Beyond Grateful’ for Daughter's Engagement But behind closed doors, things soon grew toxic. —Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024