in private

Idioms  

1. Not in public; secretly, confidentially. For example, The hearings will be conducted in private, or May I speak to you in private? [Late 1500s] For an antonym, see in public.

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Example Sentences

But for some, the letter represented a watershed moment where some of the conversations about Israel happening in private within the UK's Jewish community could be had in public.

From BBC

Do you think funds that invest in private assets offer a good value?

From The Wall Street Journal

She added the panel will now consider in private whether to make a recommendation to the secretary of state that Mr Lawler should be banned from teaching.

From BBC

Vance, who she said had been a “conspiracy theorist for a decade,” said he had joked with Wiles about conspiracies in private before offering her praise.

From Los Angeles Times

“Susie and I have joked in private and in public about that for a long time.”

From Salon

Related Words

• covert
• enigmatic
• reticent
• taciturn