| 单词 | under wraps |
| 释义 | under wrapsSEE SYNONYMS FOR under wraps ON THESAURUS.COM 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] Words nearby under wrapsunderwithhold, underwood, underwool, underwork, underworld, under wraps, underwrite, underwriter, undescended, undescended testicle, undescended testis The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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