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Jimmy Hung
2022-01-07 02:01
Draw a veil over (something) American British verb phrase
If you draw a veil over something, you mean that you conceal or avoid mentioning it because it is unpleasant or embarrassing.
I think Jane just draws a veil over what happened last night.
I'd better draw a veil over my dancing performance in high school time. It's so terrible.
James drew a veil over her errors in statistical figures.
Someone who looks gentle and sweet but in fact is severe and forceful
This idiom means that someone does not share what they think or feel with others.
Try to hide and deny something that is embarrassing, unappealing, or damaging to one's reputation
The verb "draw" should be conjugated according to its tense.
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1. The phrase is used to talk about the earth that is broken up and flattened by a harrow.
2. If somebody is under the harrow, he or she is forced to experience distress, or torment.
1. About 1000 hectares of farmland have been under the harrow for 2 hours.
2. Many families are under the harrow because of the economic recession.
