sweep under the carpet
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English Dictionarysweep sth under the carpet UK (
US sweep sth under the rug)
to hide a problem or try to keep it secret instead of dealing with it:
The committee is being accused of sweeping financial problems under the carpet to avoid embarrassment. [TahlilGaran] Advanced Learner's Dictionary ▲
Idiomssweep something under the carpetsweep (something) under the carpet [British, American & Australian, American & Australian]to try to hide a problem or keep a problem secret instead of dealing with it. The incident has forced into the open an issue that the government would rather have swept under the carpet. The evidence was on film and the police couldn't just sweep it under the rug. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
sweep under the carpetsweep (something) under the carpet [British, American & Australian, American & Australian]to try to hide a problem or keep a problem secret instead of dealing with it. The incident has forced into the open an issue that the government would rather have swept under the carpet. The evidence was on film and the police couldn't just sweep it under the rug. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
sweep something under the carpet• sweep (something) under the rug/carpet
to hide or dismiss something casually
The couple always sweep their problems under the rug and never want to discuss them.
[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
sweep under the carpet• sweep (something) under the rug/carpet
to hide or dismiss something casually
The couple always sweep their problems under the rug and never want to discuss them.
[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲