inner circle
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Noun[edit]
inner circle (plural inner circles)
- (idiomatic) The closest of friends of a person.
- 1921, Edward W. Bok, The Americanization of Edward Bok:
- It was upon his return to London that Bok learned, through the confidence of a member of the British “inner circle,” the amazing news that the war was practically over: that Bulgaria had capitulated and was suing for peace; ...
- 1921, Edward W. Bok, The Americanization of Edward Bok: