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Also, in strict confidence . Privately, on condition that what is said will not be revealed. For example, The doctor told her in confidence that her mother was terminally ill , or He told us in strict confidence that Gail was pregnant . This idiom was first recorded in 1632. Also see take into one's confidence .

Related Words

clandestinely
covertly
furtively
personally
privately
quietly
stealthily
surreptitiously

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

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