between you and me Definition

between
prep

1. In, to, through or across the space dividing (two people, places, times, etc).
2. To and from.

Example: a regular bus service between Leeds and Bradford
3. In combination; acting together.

Example: They bought the house between them
4. Shared out among.

Example: Divide the money between them
Thesaurus: betwixt, amid, amidst, among.
5. Involving a choice between alternatives.

Example: choose between right and wrong
6. Including; involving.

Example: a fight between rivals

adverb

1. In or into the middle of (two points in space or time, etc).

Example: time for a quick lunch between appointments
Form: in between (also)

Idiom: between you and me (between ourselves)

In confidence; privately; without informing anyone else.
Thesaurus: secretly, privately, confidentially, entre nous, personally.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon betweonum, from be by + twegen two.

Info:

○ It is acceptable to use between with reference to more than two people or things &wbox; However, among is sometimes more appropriate when there is a distinct notion of sharing or distributing &wbox; Between is more usual when individual people or things are named &wbox;