Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

behind closed doors

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.33 in modern English

Syllables: be-hind -closed -doors
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

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

prep_phrase

Without public spectators.

prep_phrase

stored in a hidden place.

Example Sentences

"What you do with your girlfriend behind closed doors is none of my business."
"Miss Maudie shook her head. “If he’s not [crazy] he should be by now. The things that happen to people we never really know. What happens in houses behind closed doors, what secrets-”"
"A brilliant piece of undercover reporting revealed extraordinary details of how senior City executives behave behind closed doors."
"A major problem has been the making of bad decisions behind closed doors."
"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"
"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."

Synonyms

closed door with closed doors

Questions

What does behind closed doors mean?: In private; in one's private life; lacking (normal) public disclosure, in camera.

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