🗓️ Idiom: Keep It Under Wraps (v)
💬 Meaning
- Keep something secret or hidden.
- Avoid sharing information with others until the right time.
🧠 Example Sentences
- They’re launching a new product, but they’re keeping it under wraps for now.
- Please keep this under wraps until the official announcement next week.
- She kept her promotion under wraps until the team meeting.
🏛️ Origin
This idiom likely comes from the practice of covering things with cloth wraps to hide or protect them. It has been used since the 1930s, especially in entertainment and politics, to describe keeping plans or news secret.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
They asked everyone to ____________ the changes until the project was approved.
Answer
keep under wraps
2. Choose the best meaning of “keep it under wraps”:
a) Celebrate with others
b) Keep it a secret
c) Share the news widely
Answer
b) Keep it a secret
3. Change the sentence using “keep it under wraps”:
“He didn’t tell anyone about his new job.”
Answer
He kept his new job under wraps.
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Rob is a CELTA qualified English teacher with 15 years of international experience. He has a BSc and PGDip from Loughborough and St Andrews universities in the UK. He has taught in Thailand and Saudi Arabia and now works with professionals worldwide.
