sweep something under the carpet
成語所屬單字carpet
sweep something under the carpet — 慣用語
1. To hide a problem or embarrassing fact instead of dealing with it openly.
1.慣用語
釋義
隱瞞問題
To hide a problem or embarrassing fact instead of dealing with it openly.
例句
The company tried to sweep the accounting error under the carpet.
Instead of sweeping it under the carpet, Diego admitted his mistake.
2. to hide a problem, mistake, or embarrassing situation rather than dealing with i
2.慣用語
釋義
隱瞞問題
to hide a problem, mistake, or embarrassing situation rather than dealing with it openly.
例句
The company tried to sweep the accounting errors under the carpet, but the auditors found them anyway.
Instead of discussing the issue, Priya's team swept their disagreements under the carpet and pretended everything was fine.