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  • 21swept under the carpet — tried to hide, did not apply …

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  • 22on the carpet — adverb (or adjective) 1. : under consideration or deliberation he nodded and asked was there something fresh on the carpet F.W.Crofts 2. : before an authority for censure or reproof called a salesman on the carpet and reprimanded him for not… …

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  • 23To be on the carpet — Carpet Car pet (k[aum]r p[e^]t), n. [OF. carpite rug, soft of cloth, F. carpette coarse packing cloth, rug (cf. It. carpita rug, blanket), LL. carpeta, carpita, woolly cloths, fr. L. carpere to pluck, to card (wool); cf. Gr. karpo s fruit, E.… …

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  • 24carpet — ► NOUN 1) a floor covering made from thick woven fabric. 2) a large rug. 3) a thick or soft expanse or layer: a carpet of bluebells. ► VERB (carpeted, carpeting) 1) cover with a carpet. 2) …

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  • 25carpet — late 13c., coarse cloth; mid 14c., tablecloth, bedspread; from O.Fr. carpite heavy decorated cloth, from M.L. carpita thick woolen cloth, pp. of L. carpere to card, pluck, probably so called because it was made from unraveled, shreded, plucked… …

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  • 2620,000 Leagues Under the Sea — Localisation Parc : Magic Kingdom Zone : Fantasyland Lieu : Orlando (Floride), & …

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  • 2720 000 Leagues Under the Sea — Submarine Voyage et 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea étaient des attractions des parcs Disneyland et Magic Kingdom sur le thème des voyages sous marins. Il existe toujours une version améliorée de l attraction au Tokyo DisneySea. Sommaire 1 Les… …

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  • 28sweep under the rug —    If you sweep something under the rug (or carpet), you try to hide it because it is embarrassing.     They tried unsuccessfully to sweep the scandal under the rug …

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  • 29carpet — n. & v. n. 1 a thick fabric for covering a floor or stairs. b a piece of this fabric. 2 an expanse or layer resembling a carpet in being smooth, soft, bright, or thick (carpet of snow). v.tr. (carpeted, carpeting) 1 cover with or as with a carpet …

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  • 30The Lonesome Mouse — Infobox Hollywood cartoon cartoon name = The Lonesome Mouse series = Tom and Jerry caption = director = William Hanna Joseph Barbera story artist = William Hanna Joseph Barbera animator =George Gordon Irven Spence Jack Zander Kenneth Muse Pete… …

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