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draws a veil over

draws a veil over is the third-person singular simple present indicative of draw a veil over.

Meaning of draw a veil over

Verb

draw a veil over (third-person singular simple present draws a veil over, present participle drawing a veil over, simple past drew a veil over, past participle drawn a veil over)

  1. (transitive) To avoid discussing or calling attention to (something embarrassing or unpleasant).
    • A steady 69 m.p.h. was maintained along the sea wall before Birchington, but beyond there it is best to draw a veil over the difficult starts from stops at all stations to Ramsgate, the priming and increasing loss of time.1959 April, P. Ransome-Wallis, “The Southern in Trouble on the Kent Coast”, in Trains Illustrated, London: Ian Allan Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 220

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Draws a veil over is the third-person singular simple present indicative of draw a veil over.

Words near draws a veil over in the dictionary

  1. draws a line under
  2. draws a long bow
  3. draws a sober breath
  4. draws a sponge over the slate
  5. draws a straight furrow
  6. draws a veil over
  7. draws ahead
  8. draws and quarters
  9. draws attention
  10. draws away
  11. draws back

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