phrasal verb · neutral
put under wraps
UK/pʊt ˈʌndə ræps/US/pʊt ˈʌndər ræps/PUT·UN·der·WRAPS
speakingtask2
to keep something secret or not reveal it until a later time
Examples
“The company put the new product under wraps until the official launch.”
“Plans for the merger were put under wraps while negotiations continued.”
“They put the surprise party under wraps to avoid spoiling it.”
Band 8 sentence
“Executives put the acquisition plan under wraps until regulatory approval was secured.”
Collocations
- put something under wraps
- keep under wraps
Word family
put verbwraps noun (plural)
Common mistakes
put in wraps→put under wraps
Say it for a higher band
5keep secret→6hold back→7+put under wraps
Synonyms
keep secret
Easily confused
keep secret
“They decided to keep the plan secret until the end of the month.”
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