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Between You, Me, and the Gatepost

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How widespread is the usage of "between you, me, and the gatepost" as an idiom meaning that what else I am saying is private/confidential?

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There is a book with that title by Pat Boone.  I have never heard it said in conversation.

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I've often heard "between you, me, and the lamppost". I've never heard the gatepost version.

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