in confidence

Idioms  

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.

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Example Sentences

Hoping AJ is underestimating him, hoping AJ is shot, hoping AJ's inactivity will cost him, hoping AJ is low in confidence, hoping AJ's chin isn't what it once was.

From BBC

"They've just gone about their business quietly and grown in confidence, and I think if you're six points clear at the end of Christmas then you'd be looking forward to that break and to go again in January," ex-England defender Lindsay Johnson told BBC Radio 5 Live.

From BBC

I think something probably labelled at him was that he was a bit one-dimensional, but he has grown in confidence.

From BBC

“The drop in confidence about the year ahead reflects growing concerns that business conditions will remain tough in the coming months, largely linked to speculation that further demand-dampening measures will be introduced in the budget,” said Chris Williamson, chief business economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal

Treasury and the Federal Reserve, as a “crisis in confidence.”

From Literature

Related Words

• clandestinely
• covertly
• furtively
• personally
• privately
• quietly
• stealthily
• surreptitiously