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 Less well-remembered, but perhaps just as important, was what Franklin said behind closed doors just before that. Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 14 Mar. 2024 The spending plans mark the start of the state's budget negotiations, a process that will play out behind closed doors between the governor, Senate leader and Assembly speaker ahead of the budget's April 1 due date. Maysoon Khan and Anthony Izaguirre, Quartz, 12 Mar. 2024 Biden, who frequently refers to himself as the most pro-union president in history, met with union leaders and rank-and-file members during a roundtable discussion behind closed doors at the union’s headquarters in Washington. Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024 In December, as many as 200 Republican staffers gathered behind closed doors to hear a presentation by House Intelligence chair Mike Turner, one of several such meetings that day aimed at shoring up support for a US surveillance program known as Section 702. Dell Cameron, WIRED, 12 Mar. 2024 According to the zoo, the calf will spend some time behind closed doors bonding with her mother Semba. Eshaan Sarup, The Arizona Republic, 11 Mar. 2024 That’s where Haiti’s worsening crisis was discussed behind closed doors. Dánica Coto, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Mar. 2024 That left a small committee of lawmakers — including Lucas — to hash out the differences between the two plans behind closed doors. Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024 The legislation had been in the hands of a conference committee — a small, bipartisan group of legislators that’s been meeting behind closed doors — after the two chambers passed competing budget bills earlier this session and then rejected both. Sarah Rankin, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2024

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“Behind closed doors.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/behind%20closed%20doors. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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