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[hiromichi]

Is the captioned phrase an idiomatic expression?

Mr. Bitney has been closer than most to both women, and he said their relationship, as far as he could tell, starts and stops in public, even as the history between them runs deep and personal.
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Hiromichi

[pugachevV]

They have no relationship apart from their public one... Even though their history is deep and personal.
This is a somewhat confusing and contradictory statement.

[hiromichi]

pugachevV:
Thank you very much.
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Hiromichi