tell (someone) something in confidence
1take someone into your confidence — phrase to tell someone something secret or private She decided to take her best friend into her confidence. Thesaurus: to tell or reveal a secret or secretssynonym Main entry: confidence …
2take someone into your confidence — to tell someone something secret or private She decided to take her best friend into her confidence …
3confidence — con|fi|dence W2S2 [ˈkɔnfıdəns US ˈka:n ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(feeling somebody/something is good)¦ 2¦(belief in yourself)¦ 3¦(feeling something is true)¦ 4 gain/win/earn somebody s confidence 5¦(keep information secret)¦ 6 take somebody into your… …
4confidence — con|fi|dence [ kanfıdəns ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the belief that you are able to do things well: give someone confidence: Motherhood gave her confidence. gain/lose confidence: The more he fails, the more he loses confidence in his abilities. lack …
5confidence — noun 1 FEELING SB/STH IS GOOD (U) the feeling that you can trust someone or something to be good, work well, or produce good results (+ in): Our first priority is to maintain the customer s confidence in our product. | have confidence in: We have …
6confidence — [[t]kɒ̱nfɪdəns[/t]] ♦♦ confidences 1) N UNCOUNT: usu N in n If you have confidence in someone, you feel that you can trust them. I have every confidence in you... This has contributed to the lack of confidence in the police... His record on… …
7confidence*/*/*/ — [ˈkɒnfɪd(ə)ns] noun [U] 1) the belief that you are able to do things well You should have more confidence in your yourself.[/ex] I m doing this course mainly to gain a little confidence.[/ex] The more he fails, the more he loses confidence.[/ex]… …
8in confidence — Secretly, as a secret • • • Main Entry: ↑confide * * * in confidence phrase if you tell someone something in confidence, you tell them something secret or private and you trust them not to tell anyone else in strict/the strictest confidence: Any …
9in confidence — if you tell someone something in confidence, you tell them something secret or private and you trust them not to tell anyone else in strict/the strictest confidence: Any information given during the interview will be treated in the strictest… …
10in confidence — ► if you tell someone something in confidence, it is with the agreement that they will not tell anyone else: »Insiders are barred from using significant business information that they have received in confidence. Main Entry: ↑confidence …
