under the rose: privately, in secret, in strict confidence; = sub rosa, adv. Also in extended and allusive use.
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| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [adverb] > in confidence (10) under the rose1546 under the rose: privately, in secret, in strict confidence; = sub rosa, adv. Also in extended and allusive use. under (the) thumb1577 Phrases. under (the) thumb, secretly, confidentially. Obsolete. sub sigillo1623 ‘Under the seal’ (see seal, n.2 2b); in confidence, in secret; privately. Also as adj.: confidential, secret. sub rosa1654 Privately, secretly, in strict confidence. Cf. under the rose at rose, n.1 adj.1phrases 1. between you and me and the bed-post1830 A post of a bed, one of the upright supports of the framework of a bed. Also in the twinkling of a bedpost: cf. bedstaff, n.; between you and me a… between (or betwixt) you (and) me and the gatepost1871 Colloquial phrase between (or †betwixt) you (and) me and the gatepost, in strict confidence. Cf. bed-post, n., post, n.1 3. under one's hat1885 under one's hat: concealed, undisclosed, kept to oneself. Now chiefly in to keep (something) under one's hat: to keep something secret. between you and me and the lamp-post1919 Colloquial phrase between you and me and the lamp-post: in strict confidence. Cf. gatepost, n. b. off the record1920 Originally U.S. Law. off the record: not on the record; done, held, etc., unofficially or confidentially. Also (usually hyphenated) as adj. Cf. on… cagily1926 |
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