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bury the lede

idiom
Meaning

To begin a story with details of secondary importance to the reader while postponing more essential points or facts.


Examples
SIMPLE

You buried the lede by mentioning the price at the very end.

CONTEXTUAL

The reporter buried the lede, leaving the most important news about the election results until the final paragraph.

COMPLEX

By focusing on minor administrative details rather than the impending merger, the CEO effectively buried the lede during the annual shareholders meeting.

Anchors to
Related idioms2entries
  1. 01

    bury one's head in the sand

    To deliberately ignore the reality of a situation; to pretend a problem does not exist.

  2. 02

    bury the hatchet

    To cease fighting or arguing; to reach an agreement, or at least a truce.

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