英语词汇“sweep something 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

sweep something under the carpet

Conceal or ignore a problem or difficulty in the hope that it will be forgotten: the Salvation Army feared the scheme was an attempt to sweep the problem under the carpet...

You can't just ignore and sweep problems under the carpet and hope that they go away.
We must just sweep them under the carpet and hope everything still works.
They want to sweep the whole thing under the carpet and forget about it, but for Kevin that is not an option.

Synonyms

hide, conceal, keep hidden, suppress, keep quiet about, hush up, not disclose, not breathe a word of, censor, redact, gag, withhold, cover up, smother, stifle, muzzle, ban

See parent entry: carpet

单词	sweep something under the carpet
释义	sweep something under the carpet Conceal or ignore a problem or difficulty in the hope that it will be forgotten: the Salvation Army feared the scheme was an attempt to sweep the problem under the carpet... You can't just ignore and sweep problems under the carpet and hope that they go away. We must just sweep them under the carpet and hope everything still works. They want to sweep the whole thing under the carpet and forget about it, but for Kevin that is not an option. Synonyms hide, conceal, keep hidden, suppress, keep quiet about, hush up, not disclose, not breathe a word of, censor, redact, gag, withhold, cover up, smother, stifle, muzzle, ban See parent entry: carpet
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