between us
Not for others
Between us signals shared confidence—information not meant for others: Between us, I think the whole project is doomed.
The phrase establishes a temporary pact of secrecy between speaker and listener.
It can also mark private matters: What happens between us stays between us.
Sometimes softened to just between us or between you and me.
- secretConcealed information
- mutualityShared dependence or exchange
- trustConfidence in another
- pinky promiseInterlocking digit oath
- connectionA joining or relation
friendship · proximity · confidential · off the record · behind closed doors · understanding · dialogue · partnership · discretion · whispering · harmony · middle ground · pact · midpoint · bridge the gap · alliance · empathy · reciprocity
- secrecysecrecy, secret, secrets, confidential, classified
- confidentialconfidential, secret, private, classified, undisclosed
- persuasionpersuade, persuasion, persuasive, convince, convincing
- Privateprivate, confidential, secret, personal, hidden
- unspoken understandingwink, nod, hint, knowing look, silent agreement
- gossiprumor, rumors, gossip, hearsay, whisper
confidentiality
between uspublic knowledge
Facts anyone can access
on the record · publicly · common knowledge · out in the open · openly