between you, me, and the bedpost
English
editAlternative forms
edit- between you and me and the bedpost, between you, me and the bedpost, between you, me, and the fencepost, between you, me, and the gatepost, between you, me, and the lamppost, between you, me, and the post
Etymology
editHumorous emphatic form of between you and me, by anthropomorphizing an (ostensibly mute) bedpost. Compare dumb as a post.
Pronunciation
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Prepositional phrase
editbetween you, me, and the bedpost
- (idiomatic) between you and me
- 1832, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Eugene Aram::
- Between you and me and the bed-post – young master’s quarrelled with old master.
Related terms
editTranslations
edithumorously emphatic expression of "in confidence"
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References
edit- Gary Martin (1997–) “Between you, me and the bedpost”, in The Phrase Finder, retrieved 26 February 2017.