1. in private - Adverb
2. in private - Phrase
kept private or confined to those intimately concerned
Source: WordNetWriting is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards. Robert A. Heinlein
Chide a friend in private and praise him in public. Solon
Poetry is the one place where people can speak their original human mind. It is the outlet for people to say in public what is known in private. Allen Ginsberg
He who is void of virtuous Attachments in private Life, is, or very soon will be void of all Regard for his Country. There is seldom an Instance of a Man guilty of betraying his Country, who had not before lost the Feeling of moral Obligations in his private Connections. Samuel Adams
It is only fair to state, with regard to modern journalists, that they always apologize to one in private for what they have written against one in public. Oscar Wilde
One who curses someone in public, brings it on himself in private. Swahili Proverb