in secret

Idioms  

1. Unknown to others, privately. For example, They met in secret, or, as Shakespeare put it in Love's Labour's Lost (5:2): “One word in secret.” [Second half of 1400s]

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Example Sentences

"It Was Just an Accident," by Iranian director Jafar Panahi, was filmed in secret and deals with a dilemma that victims of oppression sometimes face: should they take revenge or forgive those who imprisoned them?

From Barron's

“Their fee structure was designed in secret by board members of the PRO,” said Eric Hoplin, president and chief executive of the group.

From Los Angeles Times

People in Gaza have already cast their votes in secret, according to the source, but it is unclear whether the process has concluded elsewhere.

From BBC

"Before, we did everything in secret, we let the relationship develop away from prying eyes," she said, a touch nostalgic.

From Barron's

The affected barrister is Rachel Toney, who represents al-Libi's interests in secret hearings which are closed to him and his own lawyers.

From BBC

Related Words

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