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Between you and me

Between \Be*tween"\, prep. [OE. bytwene, bitweonen, AS. betwe['o]nan, betwe['o]num; prefix be- by + a form fr. AS. tw[=a] two, akin to Goth. tweihnai two apiece. See Twain, and cf. Atween, Betwixt.]

  1. In the space which separates; betwixt; as, New York is between Boston and Philadelphia.

  2. Used in expressing motion from one body or place to another; from one to another of two.

    If things should go so between them.
    --Bacon.

  3. Belonging in common to two; shared by both.

    Castor and Pollux with only one soul between them.
    --Locke.

  4. Belonging to, or participated in by, two, and involving reciprocal action or affecting their mutual relation; as, opposition between science and religion.

    An intestine struggle, open or secret, between authority and liberty.
    --Hume.

  5. With relation to two, as involved in an act or attribute of which another is the agent or subject; as, to judge between or to choose between courses; to distinguish between you and me; to mediate between nations.

  6. In intermediate relation to, in respect to time, quantity, or degree; as, between nine and ten o'clock.

    Between decks, the space, or in the space, between the decks of a vessel.

    Between ourselves, Between you and me, Between themselves, in confidence; with the understanding that the matter is not to be communicated to others.

    Syn: Between, Among.

    Usage: Between etymologically indicates only two; as, a quarrel between two men or two nations; to be between two fires, etc. It is however extended to more than two in expressing a certain relation.

    I . . . hope that between public business, improving studies, and domestic pleasures, neither melancholy nor caprice will find any place for entrance.
    --Johnson. [1913 Webster] Among implies a mass or collection of things or persons, and always supposes more than two; as, the prize money was equally divided among the ship's crew.

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between you and me

prep.phr. In confidence; (non-gloss definition: used to impose an obligation to keep something being discussed secret).

Wikipedia
Between You and Me

"Between You and Me" is a song by the American contemporary Christian music group DC Talk. Released in 1996, it was the second radio and commercial single released from the group's fourth album, Jesus Freak.

Lyrically, “Between You and Me” stresses the importance of seeking forgiveness from a friend. In contrast to many of the DC Talk's other singles, the Christian message of "Between You and Me" – the importance of forgiveness and confession – is heavily implied, although it is not blatantly stated in terms of any specific religion. The music video for the song features the band members – Michael Tait, Kevin Max, and Toby McKeehan – performing the song in a laundromat. Interspersed is footage of a man carrying a package while running from two other men.

After the unexpected success of the grunge rock single " Jesus Freak," "Between You and Me" helped to bring DC Talk to a new level of success and solidify them as mainstream artists. The song later earned DC Talk a GMA Dove Award and is the only DC Talk single to have charted on the Billboard Hot 100. The single was also a Christian radio success and peaked at number one on both the Christian Adult Contemporary and Christian Contemporary Hit Radio CCM Magazine charts.

Between You and Me (disambiguation)

" Between You and Me" is a 1996 song by DC Talk.

Between You and Me may also refer to:

In music:

  • Between You and Me (Starp tevi un mani), a 2003 album by Z-Scars
  • Between You and Me, a 2007 album by Fabienne Delsol
  • "Between You and Me", a song from the 1976 album Howlin' Wind by Graham Parker and The Rumour
  • "Between You and Me", a 1976 song from Aurora (Jean-Luc Ponty album)
  • "Between You and Me", a song from the 1985 album How to Be a...Zillionaire! by ABC
  • "Between You and Me", a song from the 1991 album Tall Stories by Johnny Hates Jazz
  • "Between You and Me", a song from the 1998 EP Look Forward to Failure by The Ataris
  • "Between You and Me", a song from the 2001 album Anoraknophobia by Marillion
  • "Between You and Me", a song from the 2002 album Soft Dogs by D-A-D
  • "Between You and Me", a song from the 2006 film I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer by Suffrajett
  • "Between You and Me", a 2010 song by The Raw Men Empire

In film:

  • Between You and Me (Dangsingwa na sa-i-e), a 1971 South Korean film

In literature:

  • Between You and Me, a 1919 book by Harry Lauder
  • Between You and Me: A Heartfelt Memoir on Learning, Loving, and Living, a 1989 autobiographical book by Pearl Bailey
  • Between You and Me: A Memoir, a 2005 autobiographical book by Mike Wallace
  • Between You and Me: Queer Disclosures in the New York Art World, a book by Gavin Butt

Usage examples of "between you and me".

And between you and me, I have no idea what my jurisdictional limits are in a situation like this.

Ruth tries to pretend she doesn't like Michael, but between you and me, the girl has it bad for him.