If you gloss over a problem, a mistake, or an embarrassing moment, you try and make it seem unimportant by ignoring it or by dealing with it very quickly.
Some foreign governments appear happy to gloss over continued human rights abuses. [VERBPARTICLE noun]
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gloss over in British English
verb(tr, adverb)
1.
to hide under a deceptively attractive surface or appearance
2.
to deal with (unpleasant facts) rapidly and cursorily, or to omit them altogether from an account of something
Examples of 'gloss over' in a sentence
gloss over
They may quickly be glossed over and forgotten unless the changes are painstakingly secured after the terms have been agreed.
Torrington, Derek Personnel Management: A New Approach (1991)
At work, there is no need to gloss over problems.
The Sun (2016)
Your mind works faster and smarter and there's no need to gloss over problems because you can solve them.
The Sun (2013)
I'm not saying that anyone should hide anything or gloss over it.
Christianity Today (2000)
At work, others may gloss over problems, but you solve them.