sweep something under the rug

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

sweep something under the rug (third-person singular simple present sweeps something under the rug, present participle sweeping something under the rug, simple past and past participle swept something under the rug)

1. (idiomatic) To conceal a problem expediently, rather than remedy it thoroughly.

Synonyms

• sweep something under the carpet

Translations

to conceal a problem expediently

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can:
• Armenian: ծածկադմփոց անել (hy) (cackadmpʻocʻ anel)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 掩蓋某事／掩盖某事 (yǎngài mǒushì), 掩盖某事 (yǎngài mǒushì), 隱瞞某事／隐瞒某事 (yǐnmán mǒushì), 隐瞒某事 (yǐnmán mǒushì)

• Dutch: iets onder het tapijt vegen
• Finnish: lakaista jotakin maton alle
• French: cacher la poussière sous le tapis (fr)
• German: unter den Teppich kehren (de)
• Hindi: please add this translation if you can:
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• Italian: please add this translation if you can:
• Japanese: 猫糞する (ねこばばする, nekobaba suru)
• Korean: please add this translation if you can:
• Polish: zamiatać pod dywan impf, zamieść pod dywan pf
• Portuguese: varrer para debaixo do tapete
• Russian: замести́ под ко́врик pf (zamestí pod kóvrik)
• Serbo-Croatian: гурнути под тепих
• Spanish: tratar de tapar algo ilícito
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