between you, me, and the bedpost en · ADP
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Humorous emphatic form of between you and me, by anthropomorphizing an (ostensibly mute) bedpost. Compare dumb as a post.
Meanings
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(idiomatic) between you and me
Between you and me and the bed-post – young master’s quarrelled with old master.
1832, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Eugene Aram::
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| between you, me, and the post | alternative | lexicographic | |
| between you, me, and the lamppost | alternative | lexicographic | |
| between you, me, and the fencepost | alternative | lexicographic | |
| between you, me and the bedpost | alternative | lexicographic | |
| between you, me, and the gatepost | alternative | lexicographic | |
| between you and me and the bedpost | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (3)
gd eadar dà sgeul is dà chluas a' chlobha (humorously emphatic expression of "in confidence") · gd eadar dhà sgeulachd agus beul a' chlobha (humorously emphatic expression of "in confidence") · gd is ann ris na cnuic a tha mi ga ràdh (humorously emphatic expression of "in confidence")