sweep something under the rug

English

Alternative forms

• sweep something under the carpet

Verb

sweep something under the rug

1. (idiomatic) To conceal a problem expediently, rather than remedy it thoroughly.

Translations

to conceal a problem expediently

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• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 掩蓋某事, 掩盖某事 (yǎngài mǒushì), 隱瞞某事, 隐瞒某事 (yǐnmán mǒushì)

• Dutch: iets onder het tapijt vegen (nl)
• Finnish: lakaista jotakin maton alle (fi)
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• German: etwas unter den Teppich kehren (de)
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• Japanese: 猫糞する (ja) (ねこばばする, nekobaba suru)
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• Portuguese: varrer para debaixo do tapete (pt)
• Russian: замести что-либо под коврик (zamestí štó-libo pod kóvrik) pf.
• Serbo-Croatian: гурнути под тепих (sh)
• Spanish: tratar de tapar algo ilícito (es)
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