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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Meaning of "behind closed doors"
I'm reading a TIME article about the World Economic Forum and there's one sentence that I don't exactly get its meaning. Hope someone can help me with it.
It goes like this:
If Obama has not at least indicated that the U.S. is moving in such a direction when the G-20 leaders meet in London, then - whatever the adoring mood on the streets maybe - he will find a chilly reception behind closed doors.
(Yes it's a months-old article.)
Does it mean that Obama is receiving a chilly reception from the public but the public is not showing this directly in front of Obama?
Thanks in advance for any advice. =)
~Yoyo
It goes like this:
If Obama has not at least indicated that the U.S. is moving in such a direction when the G-20 leaders meet in London, then - whatever the adoring mood on the streets maybe - he will find a chilly reception behind closed doors.
(Yes it's a months-old article.)
Does it mean that Obama is receiving a chilly reception from the public but the public is not showing this directly in front of Obama?
Thanks in advance for any advice. =)
~Yoyo
Top answer
No. 'Behind closed doors' = in the G20 meeting.
- No.
- 'Behind closed doors' = in the G20 meeting.
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AnonymousDoes it mean that Obama is receiving a chilly reception from the public but the public is not showing this directly in front of Obama?"behind closed doors" means "in private" or "out of public view"
So the sentence you are having problems with means that the other G-20 leaders will show their displeasure with Obama when they are in private (
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