- draw a veil over something
- formal
to avoid talking about something because it is embarrassing or unpleasant
Both sides sought to draw a veil over the argument.
English dictionary. 2014.
draw a veil over something
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draw a veil over something — draw a veil over (something) 1. to hide something. Dense fog drew a veil over the landscape. 2. to avoid talking about something. I think we should draw a veil over this conversation and pretend it never happened. Related vocabulary: keep… … New idioms dictionary
draw a veil over something — formal phrase to avoid talking about something because it is embarrassing or unpleasant Both sides sought to draw a veil over the argument. Thesaurus: to pretend something is not happening or is not the casesynonym Main entry: veil … Useful english dictionary
draw a veil over — (something) 1. to hide something. Dense fog drew a veil over the landscape. 2. to avoid talking about something. I think we should draw a veil over this conversation and pretend it never happened. Related vocabulary: keep something under wraps … New idioms dictionary
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draw a veil over — avoid discussing or calling attention to (something embarrassing or unpleasant). → veil … English new terms dictionary
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veil — veil1 [ veıl ] noun count * 1. ) a thin piece of cloth worn over a woman s head and often partly over her face a ) the veil the practice of wearing a veil for covering the face, followed by women in Islamic countries 2. ) a layer of something… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
veil — [[t]ve͟ɪl[/t]] veils 1) N COUNT A veil is a piece of thin soft cloth that women sometimes wear over their heads and which can also cover their face. She s got long fair hair but she s got a veil over it... She swathes her face in a veil of… … English dictionary
veil — I UK [veɪl] / US noun [countable] Word forms veil : singular veil plural veils * 1) a) a thin piece of cloth worn over a woman s head and often partly over her face b) the veil the practice of wearing a veil for covering the face, followed by… … English dictionary
