Wrap was a phrase used by the director in the early days of the film industry to signal the end of filming. This marks the end of the actors' collaboration (except for possible dubbing or pick-ups) on the film. They may be called in to promote the film when it is about to be released.
A bad wrap is an unappetizing sandwich made of fillings wrapped in a tortilla. A bad rap—otherwise known as a bum rap—is dishonor resulting from false accusations or trumped-up charges. No hyphen is needed in this noun phrase.
What does wreck mean? To wreck something is to destroy, ruin, or severely damage it. It's commonly used in the context of the destruction of physical objects, as in He wrecked the car when he hit the tree.
In this page you can discover 47 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for wrapped, like: covered, swaddled, encased, enwrapped, sheathed, enclosed, papered, protected, enveloped, shrouded and concealed.
Rap, Wrap. Rap: a sharp blow; a type of music (nouns); to strike sharply (verb). Wrap: to enclose in a covering.
The phrase comes from the 1920's, when the photography part of a film shoot was concluded by the director with the phrase “It's a wrap” meaning the footage is ready to go to post production.
An outstanding or unusual achievement or event, as in All of the main awards went to one picture—that's one for the books. This expression originally alluded to record books kept for sports but soon was applied to other endeavors. [
Prepositional phrasein the books. (idiomatic) Finished; concluded; able to be regarded as a matter of record.
There isn't much nutritional difference between bread and wraps. Both contain similar ingredients except the bread is leavened with yeast and a wrap is flat.
41 said no, a wrap is not a sandwich, 22 said yes. According to the definitive Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America, “During the 1990s, wraps became a popular new form of sandwich in the United States.” Sandwich was cross-referenced to “Wraps,” as wrap was cross-referenced to “Sandwiches.”
to give so much of your attention to something that you do not have time for other things or people: She's so wrapped up in her work that she hardly sees her kids. (Definition of be wrapped up in sth from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
To wrap up is to complete or finish something, like a project. An example of wrap up is when you finish an article you have been writing and you spell check and send it in. Alternative form of wrap-up.
