sweep under the carpet

Related to sweep under the carpet: fall short, at a loss, pull the rug out, in the midst of, worse for wear

sweep (something) under the carpet

To ignore, deny, or conceal from public view or knowledge something that is embarrassing, unappealing, or damaging to one's reputation. The senator has been accused of trying to sweep his former drug use under the carpet. You need to stop sweeping your problems under the carpet. Nothing will get resolved like that!

sweep something under the carpet

1. Lit. to hide dirt by brushing it away under the edge of a carpet. He was in such a hurry with the cleaning that he just swept the dirt under the carpet. She swept the dirt under the carpet, hoping no one would find it.

2. Fig. to hide or ignore something. You made a mistake that you can't sweep under the carpet. Don't try to sweep it under the carpet. You are wrong!

词组	sweep under the carpet
释义	sweep under the carpet Related to sweep under the carpet: fall short, at a loss, pull the rug out, in the midst of, worse for wear sweep (something) under the carpet To ignore, deny, or conceal from public view or knowledge something that is embarrassing, unappealing, or damaging to one's reputation. The senator has been accused of trying to sweep his former drug use under the carpet. You need to stop sweeping your problems under the carpet. Nothing will get resolved like that! See also: carpet, sweep Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. sweep something under the carpet 1. Lit. to hide dirt by brushing it away under the edge of a carpet. He was in such a hurry with the cleaning that he just swept the dirt under the carpet. She swept the dirt under the carpet, hoping no one would find it. 2. Fig. to hide or ignore something. You made a mistake that you can't sweep under the carpet. Don't try to sweep it under the carpet. You are wrong! See also: carpet, sweep McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: brush (something) under the carpet brush (something) under the mat brush (something) under the rug brushed mat sweep (something) under the carpet sweep (something) under the mat sweep (something) under the rug sweep something under the rug sweep under the rug
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