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.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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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./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • 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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