unbeknown to

idiom

chiefly British

: without being known about by (someone)

Unbeknown to the students, the teacher had entered the room.

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That same season also saw the first appearance of the Twin Twist, where Adria Klein and Natalie Carroll swapped places in the house every few days, completely unbeknown to the rest of the cast. —Dalton Ross, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2023

Meanwhile, unbeknown to her, Al Fayed is pressuring Dodi into dumping his fiancé in order to pursue a relationship with Diana — a move that results in the couple making that final, unscheduled stop in Paris so Dodi can pick up an engagement ring and fulfil his father’s ambitions. —K.j. Yossman, Variety, 16 Nov. 2023

For a while there, unbeknown to all but a few, there was a danger that hit country-pop duo Dan + Shay might go separate ways. —Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Sep. 2023

That quarterback was none other than eight-year NFL veteran Chris Redman, who unbeknown to Kirkpatrick at the time has helped Hodge become one of the best high school signal-callers in Kentucky as a coach on the Centurions' staff. —The Courier-Journal, 18 June 2023

But unbeknown to its signatories at the time, the agreement was also an unexpected ward against climate catastrophe. —J. Besl, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2023

But unbeknown to its signatories at the time, the agreement was also an unexpected ward against climate catastrophe. —J. Besl, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2023

And, unbeknown to the two boys, their moms had set up a reunion. —Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2023

But in taking the class, the workers — largely unbeknown to them — are also helping to fund a nationwide lobbying campaign to keep their own wages from increasing. —Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2023