to paper over the cracks
1paper over the cracks — If you paper over the cracks, you try to make something look or work better but only deal with superficial issues, not the real underlying problems …
2paper over the cracks — paper/smooth over the cracks to hide problems or faults, especially arguments between people, in order to make a situation seem better than it really is. The two party coalition has so far been successful in papering over the cracks. I m tired of …
3paper over the cracks — Conceal deficiencies, weaknesses, disagreements …
4smooth over the cracks — paper/smooth over the cracks to hide problems or faults, especially arguments between people, in order to make a situation seem better than it really is. The two party coalition has so far been successful in papering over the cracks. I m tired of …
5paper over — ( ● paper * * * paper over [phrasal verb] paper (something) over or paper over (something) : to hide (something bad, such as differences or problems) They papered over their disagreements [=they pretended that they did not disagree] in order to… …
6paper over cracks — To say that someone is papering over the cracks means that they are concealing a problem rather than dealing with it effectively. The measures taken to reduce unemployment are just paper over the cracks …
7paper over — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms paper over : present tense I/you/we/they paper over he/she/it papers over present participle papering over past tense papered over past participle papered over 1) to try to hide a problem or disagreement… …
8paper over — PHRASAL VERB If people paper over a disagreement between them, they find a temporary solution to it in order to give the impression that things are going well. [V P n] ...his determination to paper over the cracks in his party and avoid… …
9paper — pa|per1 W1S1 [ˈpeıpə US ər] n ↑flower, ↑paper, ↑string ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(for writing/wrapping)¦ 2¦(newspaper)¦ 3¦(documents/letters)¦ 4 on paper 5¦(examination)¦ 6¦(speech/piece of writing)¦ 7¦(piece of schoolwork)¦ …
10paper — pa|per1 [ peıpər ] noun *** ▸ 1 for writing/wrapping ▸ 2 newspaper ▸ 3 documents ▸ 4 academic writing/talk ▸ 5 covering for walls ▸ 6 examination ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) uncount the thin flat substance that you use for writing on or wrapping things in:… …
