| 单词 | between you and me and the lamp-post |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbetween you and me and the lamp-post b. Colloquial phrase between you and me and the lamp-post: in strict confidence. Cf. gatepost n. b. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [adverb] > in confidence under the rose1546 under (the) thumb1577 sub sigillo1623 sub rosa1654 between you and me and the bed-post1830 between (or betwixt) you (and) me and the gatepost1871 under one's hat1885 between you and me and the lamp-post1919 off the record1920 cagily1926 1919 P. G. Wodehouse Damsel in Distress xxvi. 309 Between me and you and the lamp-post, you haven't an earthly! 1924 D. Stone Yank Brown, Pitcher i. 14 Even then, though, just between you and me and the lamp-post, when I wanted to eat a piece of pie, I ate it. 1940 J. L. Bonney Murder without Clues vi. 94 Between you and me and the lamp-post I'm tickled you got here. < as lemmas |
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