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in confidence

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  1. Also, in strict confidence. Privately, on condition that what is said will not be revealed. For example, The doctor told her in confidence that her mother was terminally ill, or He told us in strict confidence that Gail was pregnant. This idiom was first recorded in 1632. Also see take into one's confidence.

Example Sentences

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This rebound in confidence for the young coincides with when the Bank of England started cutting interest rates.

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The 27-year-old has looked like he has been lacking in confidence in recent weeks, but his performance in this game looked much more like the player who scored 97 goals in 102 games for Sporting.

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"They were really low in confidence," Edwards tells BBC Sport.

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Tellez, who missed the featherweight limit and was therefore ineligible to win the titles - though Serrano's belts would have been vacated had she lost - fought largely on the back foot but grew in confidence through the middle rounds.

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The home fans grew in confidence as the match wore on but City could not find the key to unlock the defence as Sunderland maintained their impressive unbeaten record at home this season.

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