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draw a veil over

Conceal or avoid discussing something; keep from public knowledge. For example, Louise drew a veil over the accounting errors. [c. 1700]
See also: draw, over, veil
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

draw a veil over

avoid discussing or calling attention to something, especially because it is embarrassing or unpleasant.
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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

draw a veil over, to

To conceal; to say no more about something. A cliché from the mid-nineteenth century, this analogy to hiding one’s face behind a veil is often used to gloss over the details of an embarrassing situation. Daniel Defoe, long known as a historian before he turned his hand to fiction, wrote in The True-born Englishman (1701), “Satyr, be kind! and draw a silent Veil! Thy native England’s vices to conceal.”
See also: draw, veil
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
See also:
  • take the veil
  • draw a veil over
  • draw a veil over (something)
  • draw a veil over something
  • cast a veil over (something)
  • cast/draw/throw a veil over something
  • throw a veil over (something)
  • lift the veil (on something)
  • veil
  • beyond the veil