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Behind closed doors

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  1. 1
    In private; in one's private life; lacking (normal) public disclosure, in camera. idiomatic

    "What you do with your girlfriend behind closed doors is none of my business."

  2. 2
    Without public spectators. idiomatic

    "Libya's opening home match in the World Cup qualifiers against Cameroon will be played at a neutral venue and behind closed doors, FIFA said on Friday. https://web.archive.org/web/20150611004158/http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/04/20/soccer-world-libya-idINDEE83J07G20120420"

  3. 3
    stored in a hidden place. idiomatic

    "In other research, scientists have found that people who kept cereal out in the open were often about 20 pounds heavier than people who kept cereal behind closed doors."

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