these four walls


these four walls

The room one is currently in. Used when one is telling someone a secret that one doesn't want told to anyone else. Now, this can't leave these four walls, but I Janet told me she's pregnant!See also: four, these, wall

these four ˈwalls

used when you are talking about keeping something secret: Don’t let this go further than these four walls (= don’t tell anyone else who is not in the room now).See also: four, these, wall