draw a veil over
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He is more judicious in covering the conspiracy theories hatched by disappointed seekers during the hunt and afterward, but let’s draw a veil over how the contest ended.
From Washington Post • May 21, 2021
As he told a fellow painter, "I wait for time to draw a veil over the common details, the unessential parts."
From Time Magazine Archive
It was – well, I think I shall draw a veil over that.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
Ricardo, my grandfather, was his chamberlain—I would draw a veil over my ancestor’s crimes, but it is in vain!
From Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale by Beckford, William
Then Mrs. Bays determined to enter Rita's room through Tom's,—and I will draw a veil over the scene of consternation, confusion, and rage that ensued.
From A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties by Major, Charles
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