Communication
keep it one-on-one
keep an interaction between two people
To keep something one-on-one means to discuss or do it privately with only one other person.
Hear it in real life
Do you want the whole team there?
No, let's keep it one-on-one for now.
I would rather keep it one-on-one so we can speak honestly.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: Keep it one-by-one between us.
Say: Keep it one-on-one between us.
One-by-one means separately or in sequence; one-on-one describes a private interaction between two people.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
keep it one-on-one; keep the meeting one-on-one
Your turn: say it out loud
I would rather keep it one-on-one so we can speak honestly.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
keep it one-on-one
keep an interaction between two people
“I would rather keep it one-on-one so we can speak honestly.”
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