| 词汇 | sweep under the rug |
| 释义 | Idiom sweep under the rugsweep (something) under the rug to hide something embarrassing.The scandal was swept under the rug because of the important people involved in it. sweep (something) under the rugTo ignore, deny, or conceal from public view or knowledge something that is embarrassing, unappealing, or damaging to one's reputation. The senator has been accused of trying to sweep his former drug use under the rug. You need to stop sweeping your problems under the rug. Nothing will get resolved like that! sweep under the rugHide something, as in Their attempts to sweep the scandal under the rug were not very successful. This idiom alludes to sweeping dust under the rug, so it won't be seen. [Mid-1900s] sweep under the rug To avoid discussing or dealing with (something negative or troubling). sweep (something) under the rug, toTo conceal something. This allusion to hiding household dust or debris by sweeping it under a rug or carpet was used figuratively only from the mid-twentieth century. It appeared in the Boston Globe in 1979: “Attempts to sweep the Chappaquiddick scandal under the rug have not succeeded.” |
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