under wraps
idiom
informal
: known to only a few people : secret
The name of the movie is being kept under wraps.
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First announced in 2019, the film’s plot is being kept under wraps.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
This is because teams test with different fuel loads and tire compounds, and some might even engage in sandbagging—a tactic where drivers deliberately lap slower to keep their true pace and potential under wraps to divert attention from certain features on the car or dodge unnecessary hype.
—Yara Elshebiny, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
The Bayeux Tapestry isn’t the only popular French attraction to be going under wraps this year.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
The two kept their relationship largely under wraps until earlier this month, when Haack went Instagram official, hard-launching their romance — and publicly moved on from her third husband, Josh Hall — with a photo of herself sitting on her new man's lap on a private jet.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
This is because teams test with different fuel loads and tire compounds, and some might even engage in sandbagging—a tactic where drivers deliberately lap slower to keep their true pace and potential under wraps to divert attention from certain features on the car or dodge unnecessary hype.
—Yara Elshebiny, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
The Bayeux Tapestry isn’t the only popular French attraction to be going under wraps this year.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
The two kept their relationship largely under wraps until earlier this month, when Haack went Instagram official, hard-launching their romance — and publicly moved on from her third husband, Josh Hall — with a photo of herself sitting on her new man's lap on a private jet.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Under wraps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20wraps. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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