sweep something under the rug

English

Verb

sweep something under the rug (third-person singular simple present sweeps something under the rug, present participle sweeping something under the rug, simple past and past participle swept something under the rug)

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

Synonyms

sweep something under the carpet

Translations

to conceal a problem expediently

Arabic: please add this translation if you can:
Armenian: ծածկադմփոց անել (hy) (cackadmpʿocʿ anel)
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
Finnish: lakaista jotakin maton alle
French: cacher la poussière sous le tapis (fr)
German: unter den Teppich kehren (de)
Hindi: please add this translation if you can:

Italian: please add this translation if you can:
Japanese: 猫糞する (ねこばばする, nekobaba suru)
Korean: please add this translation if you can:
Polish: zamiatać pod dywan impf, zamieść pod dywan pf
Portuguese: varrer para debaixo do tapete
Russian: замести́ под ко́врик pf (zamestí pod kóvrik)
Serbo-Croatian: гурнути под тепих
Spanish: tratar de tapar algo ilícito
Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can:

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