Bury the lede/lead In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "bury the lede/lead", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Eudora Thao calendar 2021-03-04 11:03

Meaning of Bury the lede/lead

Bury the lede/lead American British verb phrase

Long ago the noun lede was an alternative spelling of lead, but now lede refers to the introductory section of a news story that is intended to entice the reader to read the full story. 

The phrase is often used to mention a phenomenon in journalism. That happens when  the most important and relevant information isn’t revealed until later in the story. 

 

 

To hide the main content of a story within other unimportant information

Journalists have no time to waste, so they always try to avoid burying the lede.

Andy often buries the lede in the last paragraph of his essay.

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Grammar and Usage of Bury the lede/lead

Verb Forms

  • buries the lede
  • buried the lede

The verb "bury" should be conjugated according to its tense.

Origin of Bury the lede/lead

 

 

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