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11sweep under the carpet — their grievances could no longer be swept under the carpet Syn: hide, conceal, suppress, hush up, keep quiet about, censor, gag, withhold, cover up, stifle …
12sweep something under the carpet — to try to avoid dealing with a problem You can t just sweep these issues under the carpet …
13Brush under the carpet — If you brush something under the carpet, you are making an attempt to ignore it, or hide it from others …
14Sweep things under the carpet — If people try to ignore unpleasant things and forget about them, they sweep them under the carpet …
15Under the Pink Carpet — is a television entertainment/news magazine series with a Queer twist seen on PBS (presented by WYBE PBS TV), cable and satellite TV stations in the USA and on OUTtv cable network in Canada and Australia. The goal of the series is to entertain… …
16The Carpet Frogs — are a Toronto based rock band. They are best known for their work with Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings. Band Members Nick Sinopoli Percussion and vocals David Love Guitar and vocals Jeff Jones Bass guitar and Vocals (Known for his work with Tom …
17sweep something under the carpet — conceal or ignore a problem or difficulty in the hope that it will be forgotten. → carpet …
18The Phoenix and the Carpet — Infobox Book | name = The Phoenix and the Carpet title orig = translator = image caption = Cover of the Puffin Classics edition of The Phoenix and the Carpet author = Edith Nesbit cover artist = illustrator = H. R. Millar country = United Kingdom …
19sweep something under the rug — (or carpet) conceal or ignore a problem or difficulty in the hope that it will be forgotten * * * sweep (something) under the rug see ↑sweep, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑rug sweep (something) under the rug (US) (or chiefly Brit swee …
20sweep under the rug — verb to conceal something in the hopes it won t be discovered by others (Freq. 1) The president tried to sweep the embarrassing incident under the rug • Hypernyms: ↑hide, ↑conceal • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * sweep ( …
