between you, me, and the bedpost

== English == === Alternative forms === between you and me and the bedpost, between you, me and the bedpost, between you, me, and the fencepost, between you, me, and the gatepost, between you, me, and the lamppost, between you, me, and the post === Etymology === Humorous emphatic form of between you and me, by anthropomorphizing an (ostensibly mute) bedpost. Compare dumb as a post. === Pronunciation === === Prepositional phrase === between you, me, and the bedpost (idiomatic) between you and me ==== Related terms ==== dumb as a post ==== Translations ==== === References === Gary Martin (1997–), “Between you, me and the bedpost”, in The Phrase Finder, retrieved 26 February 2017.