between you and me

Idioms

Also, between ourselves;. In strict confidence. For example, Just between you and me, it was Janet who proposed to Bill rather than vice versa. This phrase, dating from about 1300, is generally followed by some informative statement that the listener is being asked to keep secret. The variant with bedpost, also shortened to post, dates from the early 1800s; four walls, also shortened to the wall, dates from the early 1900s, as does the gatepost.

Example Sentences

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between you and me

“The only difference between you and me is I’m willing to admit it.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026

"What I believe is integrity, there should be no difference between you and me," he said.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2022

And he said to me, "Yeah, the difference between you and me, pal, is I actually believe it."

From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2021

“Only difference between you and me is you got caught!”

From The Verge ● Aug. 6, 2019

“Anything to put a mile between you and me, Druzmilla.”

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin

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