cloak (someone or something) in secrecy

cloak (someone or something) in secrecy

To hide someone or something from another person or from public view. The residents complained that the board cloaked its decision process in secrecy, not allowing anyone to see the final plan.
See also: cloak, secrecy
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

cloak someone or something in secrecy

Fig. to hide or conceal someone or something in secrecy. Patrick cloaked his activities in secrecy. The agents cloaked the spy in secrecy, making her identity a mystery.
See also: cloak, secrecy
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • cloak
  • cloak in secrecy
  • secrecy
  • keep (something) on the hush
  • keep (something) on the hush-hush
  • have (one's) hide
  • have hide
  • come clean with (someone) about (something)
  • come clean with someone about something
  • keep it on the down-low