hide the ball
English
Verb
hide the ball (third-person singular simple present hides the ball, present participle hiding the ball, simple past hid the ball, past participle hidden the ball)
- (law, slang) To withhold evidence in a trial that may hurt one's case.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hide, ball.
See also
- cherry-pick
- say the quiet part loud (nearly antonymous)
- selective memory