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draw a veil over

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draw a veil over something

if you draw a veil over a subject, you do not talk about it any more because it could cause trouble or make someone embarrassed. I think we should draw a veil over this conversation and pretend it never happened.

See also: draw, over, veil

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 (something) under wraps

See also: draw, over, veil

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We will draw a veil over the scene that occurred after Rebecca's return from school. Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm by Wiggin, Kate Douglas View in context More results

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