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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]Advertisement
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