单词 | cover/hide a multitude of sins |
释义 | cover/hide a multitude of sins From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcover/hide a multitude of sinscover/hide a multitude of sinsCRITICIZEto make faults or problems seem less clear or noticeable – used humorously (=the carpet is dirty, but the pattern hides it). Patterned carpet can hide a multitude of sins → multitudeExamples from the Corpuscover/hide a multitude of sins• Curtains around a bed can also hide a multitude of sins in patient care.• Patterned carpet can hide a multitude of sins.• It hides a multitude of sins.• It was called UDAG-a sincere-sounding acronym that covered a multitude of sins.• Jay was a solid woman, dressed in dark loose comfortable clothes that hid a multitude of sins. |
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