英语词汇“to sweep under the carpet”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

e. to sweep (or push) (something) under the carpet: to conceal (something embarrassing or unpleasant), in the hope that it will go unnoticed or be forgotten.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > keep quiet about [phrase]

to keep or hold (a matter) counsel (later in counsela1400

to keep secret1399

to keep (something) dark1532

to draw a veil over1582

not to tell one's shirt1586

to keep one's (own) counsel1604

to put (also keep) in one's pocketa1616

to name no names1692

to make a secret of1738

to keep (‥) snug1778

to clap, put, or keep the thumb on1825

to wash one's dirty linen at home, in public1867

to hold back1956

to sweep (also brush, kick, etc.) (something) under the rug1956

to get it off one's chest1961

to sweep (or push) (something) under the carpet1963

1963 Times 24 Jan. 6/1 It would be self-deception to think that unemployment could be dealt with by emergency measures and pushed under the carpet.

1966 Listener 17 Mar. 390/2 You cannot sweep these problems under the carpet as the Labour Government is doing.

单词	to sweep under the carpet
释义	> as lemmas to sweep (or push) (something) under the carpet e. to sweep (or push) (something) under the carpet: to conceal (something embarrassing or unpleasant), in the hope that it will go unnoticed or be forgotten. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > keep quiet about [phrase] to keep or hold (a matter) counsel (later in counsela1400 to keep secret1399 to keep (something) dark1532 to draw a veil over1582 not to tell one's shirt1586 to keep one's (own) counsel1604 to put (also keep) in one's pocketa1616 to name no names1692 to make a secret of1738 to keep (‥) snug1778 to clap, put, or keep the thumb on1825 to wash one's dirty linen at home, in public1867 to hold back1956 to sweep (also brush, kick, etc.) (something) under the rug1956 to get it off one's chest1961 to sweep (or push) (something) under the carpet1963 1963 Times 24 Jan. 6/1 It would be self-deception to think that unemployment could be dealt with by emergency measures and pushed under the carpet. 1966 Listener 17 Mar. 390/2 You cannot sweep these problems under the carpet as the Labour Government is doing. extracted from carpetn. < as lemmas
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