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draw a veil over something draw a veil over (something)To conceal something, usually by not talking about it. Can we please draw a veil over that stupid rumor about me? It's not true, but I want as few people to hear about it as possible. I tried to draw a veil over my inexperience so that the recruiter would seriously consider me for the job.See also: draw, over, veildraw a veil over something If you draw a veil over something, you deliberately do not talk about it because you want to keep it private or because it is embarrassing. It would be kinder, perhaps, to draw a veil over the party's career from 1906 to the outbreak of the War. Most of us have something in our past career over which we choose to draw a veil. Note: A veil is a piece of cloth used by a woman to cover her face. See also: draw, over, something, veilcast/draw/throw a ˈveil over something (written) say nothing or no more about something unpleasant: It is kinder to draw a veil over some of his later movies.See also: cast, draw, over, something, throw, veil |