Meanings
alternative between you and me and the bedpost · alternative between you, me and the bedpost · alternative between you, me, and the fencepost · alternative between you, me, and the gatepost · alternative between you, me, and the lamppost · alternative between you, me, and the post
- idiomaticbetween you and me
Between you and me and the bed-post – young master’s quarrelled with old master.
1832, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Eugene Aram
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Humorous emphatic form of between you and me, by anthropomorphizing an (ostensibly mute) bedpost. Compare dumb as a post.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Scottish Gaelic eadar dà sgeul is dà chluas a' chlobha, eadar dhà sgeulachd agus beul a' chlobha
- eadar dà sgeul is dà chluas a' chlobhahumorously emphatic expression of "in confidence"
- eadar dhà sgeulachd agus beul a' chlobhahumorously emphatic expression of "in confidence"
- is ann ris na cnuic a tha mi ga ràdhhumorously emphatic expression of "in confidence"
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between you, me, and the bedpost. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/between%20you%2C%20me%2C%20and%20the%20bedpost
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