behind closed doors

介词短语

英文释义

介词短语
  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. 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. 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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