Under the covers In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "under the covers", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Rachel Chau calendar 2021-07-04 02:07

Meaning of Under the covers

Under the covers phrase

literal meaning

In the bed or under a blanket

After a hectic day, I just want to get under the covers.

She crawls under the covers and cries as if she were a kid.

figurative meaning

In a private way 

He has been working under the covers tracking the drug smugglers.

John and Anne look so strange. I guess they have been under the covers together.

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between you, me and the gatepost

Used to tell someone to keep secret what you're about to say

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To be secretly working together

behind closed doors

Kept in secret

dead giveaway
something that unintentionally reveals a truth, a secret completely
blow (something) wide open
  1. to make the outcome (of a match) become hard to predict.
  2. to reveal something secret that someone is trying to hide.

Grammar and Usage of Under the covers

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(as) deaf as a post
Very deaf, completely deaf
Example: Her grandmother is a sweet old lady, but she's as deaf as a post.
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