under wraps

under wraps
*under wraps
Fig. concealed; suppressed. (*Typically: be\under wraps; have \under wraps; hold \under wraps; keep \under wraps.) •

We kept the candidate's conviction under wraps until after the election.

The plan we had under wraps had to be scrapped anyway.

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{adv.} or {adj. phr.} Not allowed to be seen until the right time; not allowed to act or speak freely; in secrecy; hidden. - Usually used with "keep". * /We have a new player, hut we are keeping him under wraps until the game./ * /What the President is planning will be kept under wraps until tomorrow./ * /The spy was kept under wraps and not allowed to talk to newspapermen./ Compare: UNDER COVER.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • under wraps — secret. The financial details of the case have been kept firmly under wraps. The identity of the buyer is still under wraps …   New idioms dictionary

  • under wraps — mod. (held) in secret. □ We kept it under wraps until after the election. □ The plan we had under wraps had to be scrapped anyway …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

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