keep under wraps
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But they have a crime problem of their own that they want to keep under wraps.
From Salon
It’s an emotional and romantic roller coaster that the guys manage to keep under wraps — through evasion and deception — until the inevitable occurs and the largely unsentimental script shifts into melodrama.
From Los Angeles Times
"They've got a rapid buildup that is kind of too substantial to keep under wraps," a senior U.S. defense official said during a news briefing on the Pentagon's annual report on China's military.
From Reuters
Their meeting, which she said Villanueva told her to keep under wraps, was the beginning of what turned into a close working relationship.
From Los Angeles Times
The Justice Department in a filing on Tuesday revealed the Trump legal team's objections that they tried to keep under wraps.
From Salon
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