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Jackie's predilection for swans
Swans or swains? 'fess up, Jackie.
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Swans or swains? 'fess up, Jackie.That's between me and the bedpost!  Disclaimer to all who are not familiar with that expression: the full saying is "That's between you, me, and the bedpost", but I wasn't about to put that!!!
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That's between you, me, and the bedpost
I'd always heard this as "between you, me, and the gatepost". Does this reflect a cultural difference in where people from the US and UK do their gossiping?
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But wouldn`t a gatepost be way less private than a bedpost. The expression "you, me and the bedpost" denotes a certain intimacy...hmmmmm, where exactly are you intimate in the U.K. 
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I was always amused in Bandung each time I went past an establishment calling itself "The Intimate School of English".
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>hmmmmm, where exactly are you intimate in the U.K
We are too busy gossiping at the gatepost to be intimate with anyone!
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between you, me, and the gatepost
Another variant I've heard is "between you, me and these four walls". Works quite well.
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Really. Any good potins (bits of gossip) you'd like to share.
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between you, me and these four walls
I always liked the phrase "if these walls could talk"
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I always liked the phrase "if these walls could talk"
Watch out then - these walls have ears. They might just be waiting for you to say something like this, so they can start talking to you.
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