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to sweep something under the carpet
01
to keep something unpleasant a secret and refrain from dealing with it
Dialect
British
British
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Example
He tried to sweep his past mistakes under the carpet.
The committee is being accused of sweeping financial problems under the carpet to avoid embarrassment.
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