private eye

private eye {n.}, {colloquial}

A private investigator; a detective.

Buddy Ebsen played a private eye on "Bamaby Jones."

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in private

[in private] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} Not openly or in public; apart from others; confidentially; secretly. * /Mr. Jones waited until they were home in private before he punished his […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in secret

[in secret] {adv. phr.} In a private or secret way; in a hidden place. * /The miser buried his gold in secret and no one knows where it is./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

closed-door

[closed-door] {adj.} Away from the public; in private or in secret; limited to a few. * /The officers of the club held a closed-door meeting./ * /The committee decided on […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

private

[private] See: [IN PRIVATE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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