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under wraps
Idioms and Phrases
Concealed or secret, as in The design for the new plant is under wraps . This idiom frequently is put as keep under wraps , meaning “keep secret,†as in Let's keep this theory under wraps until we've tested it sufficiently . It alludes to covering something completely by wrapping it up. [1930s]Example Sentences
Along with its title, the movie’s plot is being kept “under wraps,†according to the Hollywood Reporter.
However, she added that she would keep the exact details of the outfit "under wraps".
HBO, which has kept much about the “Harry Potter†reboot under wraps, did not immediately respond to The Times’ request for confirmation Tuesday.
Stephen Curry, whom the Lakers had kept mostly under wraps early as they built their lead, got hot and the game got tight.
The Rams did what they could to keep Barkley under wraps.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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