tapar o sol com a peneira

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally: "to cover the sun with the sieve".

Verb

tapar o sol com a peneira

  1. (idiomatic) to ignore or reject an unpleasant fact
  2. (idiomatic) to try to solve a problem in an ineffective way
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