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be shrouded in secrecy/mystery
Definition
› to be a matter about which very little is known or understood: Her whereabouts have been shrouded in secrecy since she received the death threat.Secrecy and privacy
(Definition of be shrouded in secrecy/mystery from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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be set on/upon sth idiom
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be several/many removes (away) from sth idiom
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be shacked up idiom
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be short notice idiom
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be shot through with sth idiom
- be shrouded in secrecy/mystery idiom
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be sitting pretty idiom
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be six feet under idiom
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be skating on thin ice idiom
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be skin and bone(s) idiom
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be snowed under (with sth) idiom
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SMART Thesaurus: Secrecy and privacy
Synonyms and related words:
- anonymity noun
- anonymous adjective
- backroom noun
- backstage adjective, adverb
- be none of sb's business idiom
- covertly adverb
- coy adjective (SECRET)
- crypto- prefix
- dead men tell no tales idiom
- entre nous adverb, adjective
- my lips are sealed idiom
- off the record idiom
- off-message adverb, adjective
- official secret noun
- on the quiet idiom
- trade secret noun
- ulterior adjective
- under the table idiom
- under wraps idiom
- undisclosed adjective
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