Meanings
prepositional phrase
- Synonym of between you and me.
"Was it a near thing?" asked Carrados confidentially. "Well, strictly between ourselves, I don't mind admitting that it might have been something of a shave," confessed Tulloch, with a cheerful grin.
1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLCSynonyms: between you and me
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prepositional phraseSynonym of between you and me.
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between ourselves. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/between%20ourselves
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“between ourselves.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/between%20ourselves. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “between ourselves,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/between%20ourselves.
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