(all) in the family

(all) in the family
(all) in the family
restricted to one's own family, as with private or embarrassing information. •

Don't tell anyone else. Please keep it all in the family.

He only told his brother because he wanted it to remain in the family.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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