undir fjögur augu

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

Literally "under four eyes". Cognate or calque of Danish under fire øjne, a cognate of German unter vier Augen.

Adverb edit

undir fjögur augu

(idiomatic) discussing in private; for two people to discuss without others present
Mætti ég ræða við þig undir fjögur augu? ― Could I talk to you in private?

See also edit

í trúnaði (“confidentially”)

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