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keep under wraps

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keep something under wraps
Fig. to keep something concealed (until some future time). 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.
See also: keep, wrap

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 something
See also: keep, wrap


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A line of age-specific infant cuisine that was too good to keep under wraps.
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