under the rose
In secret; secretly, privatelyIn secret; secretly, privately.
» The dancers danced on sandy beaches, under rose-hued skies, next to aqua waves and until midnight's truce.
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1 senses(idiomatic)In secret; secretly, privately.
Examples
1 sentencesThe dancers danced on sandy beaches, under rose-hued skies, next to aqua waves and until midnight's truce.
Origin
Calque of Latin sub rosā.Calque of Latin sub rosā.
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See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.