unter vier Augen

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German

Etymology

Literally, “under four eyes”. The same phrase is used in Dutch onder vier ogen, Danish under fire øjne, and Icelandic undir fjögur augu.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

unter vier Augen

  1. (idiomatic) in private
    • c. 1914, Franz Kafka, chapter 6, in Der Prozess [The Trial], Berlin: Die Schmiede, published 1925:
      Gleich nach der Begrüßung – sich in das Fauteuil zu setzen, wozu ihm K. einlud, hatte er keine Zeit – bat er K. um ein kurzes Gespräch unter vier Augen.
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