Relationships
unspoken history
shared past never discussed
An unspoken history is a shared past of experiences or tensions that people have never openly discussed.
Hear it in real life
Why are they so uncomfortable around each other?
They have an unspoken history that goes back years.
There was an unspoken history between the neighbours, so even a simple greeting felt awkward.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: They have a history unspoken between them.
Say: They have an unspoken history between them.
Place "unspoken" before "history" in this fixed collocation, and use "between" for the people involved.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
have an unspoken history; there is an unspoken history between people
Your turn: say it out loud
There was an unspoken history between the neighbours, so even a simple greeting felt awkward.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
unspoken history
shared past never discussed
“There was an unspoken history between the neighbours, so even a simple greeting felt awkward.”
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