under wraps
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]
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How to use under wraps in a sentence
Especially with casting, those things are hard to keep under wraps.
The Leaner, Meaner Season 2 of ‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ | Jason Lynch | September 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEDINBURGH — Every actor can recall their worst review; but most try to keep them under wraps.
But it was good that it was kept under wraps, because it made it so much more shocking.
Life After Deaths: Sean Bean on 'Game of Thrones' Paternity and 'Legends' | Jason Lynch | August 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd he has just the idea: a radical new video service, the details of which he's smartly keeping under wraps.
Killing Net Neutrality Kills the Dreams of Young Entrepreneurs | Joshua DuBois | April 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThat attorney, Rutherford charges, asked him for $300,000 to “walk away and keep it under wraps.”
Sex, Threats and Taxpayer Cash: A GOP Pol’s Multilayered Scandal | Caitlin Dickson | February 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Meanwhile we've got to keep it under wraps and quietly prevent anyone else from learning the same things independently.
The Sensitive Man | Poul William AndersonThe whole deal is being kept strictly under wraps until Leffingwell's experiments prove out.
This Crowded Earth | Robert BlochIt's a new, experimental tug and it's been kept under wraps until now.
Rescue Squad | Thomas J. O'HaraBut she merely shrugged and said, "Result of a lifetime of keeping myself under wraps."
The Ambassador | Samuel Kimball MerwinBut there was one time when he almost had come specially to see Ramos' new bubb, still under wraps, supposedly.
The Planet Strappers | Raymond Zinke Gallun
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