gatepost
n
1 post on which a gate is hung or against which it is closed 门柱.
2 (idm 习语) between you and me and the `gatepost (infml 口) in strict confidence 严格保密.
🗣️ 情景例句
Shut the curtains, I'd like a little privacy for a while.
拉上窗帘,我这会不想让人看到。
They that do nothing learn to do ill.
游手好闲,容易学坏。
Above all, he refused to make any personal gain from his political work.