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behind closed doors
Idioms and Phrases
In secret, privately. For example, The nominating committee always meets behind closed doors, lest its deliberations become known prematurely . Also see behind the scenes .Example Sentences
In part, it is aimed at preventing the electors being influenced by external factors, although the idea of a process that happens behind closed doors may seem at odds with the modern world's "focus on transparency, visibility and scrutiny", according to Anna Rowlands, professor of Catholic social thought and practice at the University of Durham.
But behind closed doors it has accommodated some of Ankara's demands.
Trump鈥檚 national security team is actively discussing whether to conduct limited strikes on Mexican drug cartels 鈥 potentially in violation of Mexican sovereignty 鈥 and the president has repeatedly referenced Canada as the 51st state, comments taken in jest in Washington that Canada鈥檚 former prime minister warned behind closed doors should be taken seriously.
The weigh-in took place behind closed doors at a London hotel on Friday.
West Ham manager Graham Potter believes Niclas Fullkrug's recent outburst was not "helpful to the club" and he would prefer players to voice concerns behind closed doors.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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