sweep under the rug

sweep under the rug
{v. phr.} To hide or dismiss casually (something one is ashamed of or does not know what to do about). * /In many places, drug abuse by school children is swept under the rug./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • sweep under the rug — verb to conceal something in the hopes it won t be discovered by others (Freq. 1) The president tried to sweep the embarrassing incident under the rug • Hypernyms: ↑hide, ↑conceal • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * sweep ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • sweep under the rug — sweep (something) under the rug to hide something embarrassing. The scandal was swept under the rug because of the important people involved in it …   New idioms dictionary

  • sweep under the rug —    If you sweep something under the rug (or carpet), you try to hide it because it is embarrassing.     They tried unsuccessfully to sweep the scandal under the rug …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • sweep under the rug — hide or dismiss casually They always sweep their problems under the rug and never want to discuss them …   Idioms and examples

  • sweep under the rug — idiom. hide; conceal; remove evidence. Just sweep that problem under the rug. We ll worry about it if we have to …   English slang

  • sweep under the rug — {v. phr.} To hide or dismiss casually (something one is ashamed of or does not know what to do about). * /In many places, drug abuse by school children is swept under the rug./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • sweep\ under\ the\ rug — v. phr. To hide or dismiss casually (something one is ashamed of or does not know what to do about). In many places, drug abuse by school children is swept under the rug …   Словарь американских идиом

  • sweep something under the rug — (or carpet) conceal or ignore a problem or difficulty in the hope that it will be forgotten * * * sweep (something) under the rug see ↑sweep, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑rug sweep (something) under the rug (US) (or chiefly Brit swee …   Useful english dictionary

  • sweep under the rug — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. conceal, ignore, put out of sight; see hide 1 , neglect 1 …   English dictionary for students

  • sweep something under the rug — sweep (something) under the rug to hide something embarrassing. The scandal was swept under the rug because of the important people involved in it …   New idioms dictionary

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