"under the covers" meaning in English

See under the covers in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Audio: En-au-under the covers.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} under the covers, {{en-PP}} under the covers
  1. In bed, under the bed covers.
    Sense id: en-under_the_covers-en-prep_phrase-Nja88OpW
  2. (idiomatic) In secret. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-under_the_covers-en-prep_phrase-RodFTUMj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 61
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        "(idiomatic) In secret."
      ],
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