BETWEEN YOU AND ME AND THESE FOUR WALLS

between you and me and these four walls: translation

between you (and) me and the bedpost & between you and me and these four walls

Fig. a somewhat affected way of signaling that you are about to tell a secret. •

Alan: What's wrong with Ellen these days? She seems so touchy. Jane: Between you and me and the bedpost, I've heard that her boyfriend is seeing someone else.

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Jill: How much did you get for your used car? Jane: Well— between you and me and these four walls—five thousand dollars.