sweep under the rug
Upper Intermediate (B2)informal
Conceal a problem instead of addressing it.
"The company tried to sweep the safety violations under the rug."
Hear it in context
Epstein's Palm Beach: The Untold Story | Live from the scene
Jim Acosta · 56:23
that Donald Trump is trying to sweep under the rug.
Epstein's Palm Beach: The Untold Story | Live from the scene
Jim Acosta · 56:17
the acting attorney general, is trying to sweep under the rug.
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Cool Worlds · 15:32
and sweep under the rug as being the product of random happen stance.
Epstein's Palm Beach: The Untold Story | Live from the scene
Jim Acosta · 56:20
Uh that the Republicans in Congress are trying to sweep under the rug,