private matter
Between you two
A private matter is something personal that one prefers to keep from others—health issues, family troubles, financial situations, romantic relationships.
The phrase often serves as a polite but firm refusal to discuss: I'd rather not say—it's a private matter.
What counts as private varies by culture and relationship; something private between strangers may be freely shared among close friends.
- secretConcealed information
- confidentialMeant to stay secret
- in confidenceShared with expected secrecy
- personalRelating to one's self
- intimateClosely personal or private
none of your business · hushed · whispered · keep it quiet · discreet · delicate · sensitive · between us · inner circle · closed door · affair · scandal · dirty laundry · diary · confession · trust · lips sealed · embarrassing
- secrecysecrecy, secret, secrets, confidential, classified
- confessionsconfession, admission, true confession, deathbed confession, divulgence
private matterpublic knowledge
Facts anyone can access
public information · common knowledge · open secret · open book · public record
private matterpublic announcement
Official communication to all
press release · public disclosure · broadcast · public record · transparency
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