under wraps
/ˌʌndə ˈræps/INFORMAL · B2
Meaning
kept private for now
Examples
- 1The new phone design is being kept under wraps until the launch in May.
- 2They kept the wedding under wraps, so only close family were there.
- 3The film's ending has been kept under wraps, and even the actors haven't read it.
- 4Details of the new menu are under wraps until the restaurant reopens next week.
- 5Can you keep the promotion under wraps until the team is told on Monday?
Grammar
The phrase is fixed. It usually follows keep or be.
More idioms about honesty and secrets
All 20 idioms and the topic quiz →blow the whistle onto tell people in authority about something wrong that someone is doingabove boardhonest and legal, with nothing hiddenlie through your teethto say something you know is completely falsea pack of liesa story or claim that is completely untruecook the booksto change financial records dishonestlyput your cards on the tableto be honest about what you think and want
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