secret of polichinelle

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A supposed secret known to everyone

British public life specializes in an elegant variation of the secret of Polichinelle. After a secret is disclosed it may still be treated as if it were a secret.

secret of polichinelle

    الواصلة

    se·cret of polichinelle

    المترادفات

    open secret

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    () From French secret de Polichinelle, from a play by Pierre Wolff.
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