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behind closed doors
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in private, without the public being allowed to see or know
Often suggests secrecy. Also used for courts, meetings and family life.
In context
The deal was made behind closed doors, and voters were never told the details.
The talks between the two countries will take place behind closed doors.
More idioms about politics
- a double standarda rule applied more strictly to one group than to another
- a grey areaa situation where the rules are unclear, so nobody is sure what is allowed
- a hidden agendaa secret reason or plan behind what someone says or does
- a hot potatoa difficult issue that people disagree about and nobody wants to deal with
- a lame ducka politician or government with little real power, often near the end of a term in office