| 单词 | sweep something under the carpet |
| 释义 | sweep something under the carpet in British English or rug to conceal (something, esp a problem) in the hope that it will be overlooked by others sweep something under the carpetto try to hide and forget about something because it makes you embarrassed or ashamed. The usual American expression is sweep something under the rug. People often assume if you sweep something under the carpet the problem will go away,but that is not the case. Synonyms of 'sweep something under the carpet'conceal, hide, suppress, keep secret More Synonyms of sweep something under the carpet (idiom) For a long time this problem has been swept under the carpet. Synonyms conceal Robert could not conceal his relief. hide I have absolutely nothing to hide, I have done nothing wrong. suppress At no time did they try to persuade me to suppress the information. keep secret ignore stonewall hush up draw a veil over keep silent about keep dark keep under your hat (informal) Additional synonymsin the sense of hide Definition to keep (information or one's feelings) secret I have absolutely nothing to hide, I have done nothing wrong. Synonyms keep secret, suppress, withhold, keep quiet about, hush up, draw a veil over, keep dark, keep under your hat in the sense of suppress Definition to prevent the circulation or publication of (information or books) At no time did they try to persuade me to suppress the information. Synonyms conceal, hide, keep secret, hush up, censor, stonewall, sweep under the carpet, draw a veil over, keep silent about, keep dark, keep under your hat (informal) Nearby words of |
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