under the carpet
1sweep something under the carpet — HIDE, conceal, suppress, hush up, keep quiet about, censor, gag, withhold, cover up, stifle. → sweep * * * sweep something under the carpet phrase to try to avoid dealing with a problem You can’t just sweep these issues under the carpet.… …
2sweep under the carpet — To hide from someone s notice, put out of one s mind (unpleasant problems or facts) ● carpet * * * sweep (something) under the carpet see ↑sweep, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑carpet …
3sweep something under the carpet — sweep (something) under the carpet British, American & Australian, American & Australian to try to hide a problem or keep a problem secret instead of dealing with it. The incident has forced into the open an issue that the government would rather …
4sweep under the carpet — sweep (something) under the carpet British, American & Australian, American & Australian to try to hide a problem or keep a problem secret instead of dealing with it. The incident has forced into the open an issue that the government would rather …
5brush under the carpet — If you brush something under the carpet, you are making an attempt to ignore it, or hide it from others …
6sweep things under the carpet — If people try to ignore unpleasant things and forget about them, they sweep them under the carpet …
7sweep under the carpet — ► sweep under the carpet conceal or ignore (a problem) in the hope that it will be forgotten. Main Entry: ↑carpet …
8brush under the carpet — If you brush something under the carpet, you are making an attempt to ignore it, or hide it from others. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
9sweep things under the carpet — If people try to ignore unpleasant things and forget about them, they sweep them under the carpet. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
10sweep under the carpet — hide problems, cover mistakes Don t sweep your problems under the carpet. Try to solve them …
