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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The logline is being kept under wraps but when Verve held the auction, the novel was being described as What Lies Beneath meets The Sixth Sense.
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024
Thirlby will appear in a recurring role in the new season of the series, though exact details of her character are being kept under wraps.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
The 1,889 pages of material, which Trump's legal team had sought to keep under wraps, constitute four volumes of an appendix that Smith's prosecutors filed alongside a motion over presidential immunity that was unveiled earlier this month.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2024
Happy Birthday: Keep your emotions and ego under wraps when dealing with domestic or professional matters.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024
Thirlby will appear in a recurring role in the new season of the series, though exact details of her character are being kept under wraps.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
The 1,889 pages of material, which Trump's legal team had sought to keep under wraps, constitute four volumes of an appendix that Smith's prosecutors filed alongside a motion over presidential immunity that was unveiled earlier this month.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2024
Happy Birthday: Keep your emotions and ego under wraps when dealing with domestic or professional matters.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Under wraps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20wraps. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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