under one's hat

English

Pronunciation

Audio (AU) (file)

Prepositional phrase

under one's hat

(idiomatic) Concealed; confidential; secret.
- 1939, G. M. (Review of General Manpower by John S. Martin)," Time, 30 Jan:
  Orestes Jones kept his real ambitions under his hat until the time struck.
- 2009, Michael Pryor, Blaze of Glory, →ISBN, page 98:
  The Prime Minister jabbed his cigar at Sir Darius. 'I told you those Holmlanders had something under their hats...."

Translations

secret — see secret

References

“under one's hat”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.