sub rosa

Privately. This Latin phrase (meaning "under the rose") refers to the ancient use of the rose as a symbol of secrecy. No, I had no idea they were planning to reject the proposal. They must have reached that decision sub rosa.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Cowal	-	Irish
Debbie	DEB-ee	English
Kapel	-	Yiddish
Daniel	['dænjəl]
Agnes	AG-nəs (English), AHK-nes (German), AHKH-nəs (Dutch), AHNG-nes (Swedish)	English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Dena	DEEN-ə	English