under wraps

under wraps

English

Prepositional phrase

under wraps

1. In secrecy or in hiding.

   They're trying to keep the new product under wraps and hidden from their competitors.

2. (horse-racing) Of a horse: restrained from performing at its best in a race, so as to mislead others regarding its potential.

Translations

in secrecy

Arabic: please add this translation if you can: Finnish: salassa French: secret (fr), caché (fr) German: stiekum (de), stickum, im verborgenen Icelandic: (keep under wraps) halda leyndu, (keep under wraps) hafa hljótt um Italian: please add this translation if you can: Japanese: please add this translation if you can:

Korean: please add this translation if you can: Mandarin: 秘密的 Polish: please add this translation if you can: Portuguese: às escondidas, às escuras Russian: в та́йне (v tájne) Spanish: en secreto

See also

• keep a lid on