sweep something under the rug
Verb
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Verb
sweep something under the rug
- (idiomatic) To conceal a problem expediently, rather than remedy it thoroughly.
- sweep something under the carpet
- rug sweep
- French: cacher la poussière sous le tapis
- German: unter den Teppich kehren
- Portuguese: varrer para debaixo do tapete
- Russian: замести́ под ко́врик
- Spanish: esconder los trapos sucios, engavetar
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