We kept the plan under wraps until after the election.
•The automobile company kept the new model under wraps until most of the old models had been sold.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
keep something under wraps — keep (something) under wraps to hide something. The studio is keeping details of the new movie under wraps until its release in May. The painting was bought by someone who wants to keep his name under wraps. Related vocabulary: draw a veil over… … New idioms dictionary
keep something under wraps — informal phrase to keep something secret She decided to keep her plans under wraps for a while. Thesaurus: to keep something secretsynonym Main entry: wrap … Useful english dictionary
keep something under wraps — informal to keep something secret She decided to keep her plans under wraps for a while … English dictionary
keep sth under wraps — keep sth/be under wraps ► INFORMAL to keep something secret or to be secret: »The firm kept its troubles under wraps. Main Entry: ↑wrap … Financial and business terms
keep under wraps — keep (something) under wraps to hide something. The studio is keeping details of the new movie under wraps until its release in May. The painting was bought by someone who wants to keep his name under wraps. Related vocabulary: draw a veil over… … New idioms dictionary
keep sth/be under wraps — ► INFORMAL to keep something secret or to be secret: »The firm kept its troubles under wraps. Main Entry: ↑wrap … Financial and business terms
keep under wraps — keep something hidden, not show or talk about Details of the program were kept under wraps until the election … English idioms
keep under wraps — If something is kept under wraps, it is held secret and not revealed to anyone. The plan was kept under wraps until the contract as officially signed … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
be under wraps — keep sth/be under wraps ► INFORMAL to keep something secret or to be secret: »The firm kept its troubles under wraps. Main Entry: ↑wrap … Financial and business terms
draw a veil over something — draw a veil over (something) 1. to hide something. Dense fog drew a veil over the landscape. 2. to avoid talking about something. I think we should draw a veil over this conversation and pretend it never happened. Related vocabulary: keep… … New idioms dictionary
wrap — [[t]ræ̱p[/t]] ♦♦♦ wraps, wrapping, wrapped 1) VERB When you wrap something, you fold paper or cloth tightly round it to cover it completely, for example in order to protect it or so that you can give it to someone as a present. [V n] Harry had… … English dictionary
