behind closed doors

English

Prepositional phrase

behind closed doors

  1. (idiomatic) In private; in one's private life; lacking (normal) public disclosure, in camera.
    What you do with your girlfriend behind closed doors is none of my business.
    • 2018 January 25, Amelia Gentleman, “Men-only clubs and menace: how the establishment maintains male power”, in the Guardian‎:
      A brilliant piece of undercover reporting revealed extraordinary details of how senior City executives behave behind closed doors.
  2. (idiomatic, sports) Without public spectators.
    Libya's opening home match in the World Cup qualifiers against Cameroon will be played at a neutral venue and behind closed doors, FIFA said on Friday.

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