between you and me

prepositional phrase

In confidence; used to impose an obligation to keep something being discussed secret.

“This is just between you and me.”

Similar
between ourselvesbetween you and Ibetween you and me and these four wallsbetween you, me, and the bedpost
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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. In confidence; used to impose an obligation to keep something being discussed secret.

    This is just between you and me.

    2 more examples

    Between you and me, I think the boss is crazy.

    Let’s keep this conversation between you and me.

    Synonyms: between ourselves, between you and I, between you and me and these four walls, between you, me, and the bedpost

Synonyms & antonyms

prepositional phraseIn confidence; used to impose an obligation to keep something being discussed secret.

Similar
between ourselvesbetween you and Ibetween you and me and these four wallsbetween you, me, and the bedpost
Also see
between ourselvesbetween you and me and these four walls

Translations

Arabic بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ
  • بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ (baynī wabaynaka)in confidence
Czech jen mezi námi
  • jen mezi námiin confidence
Dutch onder ons gezegd
  • onder ons gezegdin confidence
Finnish meidän kesken
  • meidän keskenin confidence
French entre nous, entre nous soit dit
  • entre nousin confidence
  • entre nous soit ditin confidence
German unter uns gesagt
  • unter uns gesagtin confidence
Hungarian köztünk szólva, köztünk legyen szólva
  • köztünk szólvain confidence
  • köztünk legyen szólvain confidence
Italian detto tra noi
  • detto tra noiin confidence
Latin in camerā cāritātis
  • in camerā cāritātisin confidence
Polish mówiąc między nami
  • mówiąc między namiin confidence
Portuguese cá entre nós
  • cá entre nósin confidence
Russian ме́жду на́ми говоря́
  • ме́жду на́ми говоря́ (méždu námi govorjá)in confidence
Scottish Gaelic eadar thusa agus mise, eadar mi fhìn 's tu fhèin
  • eadar thusa agus misein confidence
  • eadar mi fhìn 's tu fhèinin confidence
Spanish entre nos
  • entre nosin confidence
Swedish oss emellan
  • oss emellanin confidence
Turkish aramızda kalsın
  • aramızda kalsınin confidence
Urdu ہمارے درمیان
  • ہمارے درمیان (hamārē darmiyan)in confidence
Cite this entry
APA

between you and me. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/between%20you%20and%20me

MLA

“between you and me.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/between%20you%20and%20me. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “between you and me,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/between%20you%20and%20me.

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