Out of school

"But Sally enjoyed the social circle we had down here. Very much."
She noted the emphasis on the last words. "How much is very much?"
"I don't like to talk out of school."
"Listen, if my mom was messing around on my dad, that's very important to know."

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What does she mean "talk out of school?"

"talk out of school?"

I think that it means: 'talk out of turn'.

Why do I think that?

Partly because of the following question.


"Listen, if my mom was messing around on my dad, that's very important to know."


This about illicit love affairs etc. So, someone is asking, has anything been going on?

So what does 'out of school mean'?

I think it means - between you and me.

I'm not totally clear on the phrase myself, but it seems to me "be indiscreet", "violate a confidence", "gossiping" or "talk about things that are none of your business". You can probably get more information from Google.

"talk out of school?"

off the record

in camera





Lets talk about things that matter now we are not at work, and constrained by the ethics of the work environment.

"But Sally enjoyed the social circle we had down here. Very much."



What is meant by 'Very much'?


Does it mean that she enjoyed meeting different people?

or

Does it mean more than that?


Was there someone in the social circle that she particularly enjoyed the company of?

Did she have an affair with someone?