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Eudora Thao
2020-12-29 11:12
Sweep under the carpet, rug British American phrase
"Sweep something under the carpet" is mainly used in British while the usual American expression is "sweep something under the rug".
Try to hide and deny something that is embarrassing, unappealing, or damaging to one's reputation
This fiasco can't be swept under the rug.
You need to stop sweeping your health problems under the carpet, if you want to get well soon.
The city management team's attempts to sweep the scandal under the carpet were not very effective.
In the early 1900s, the terms 'sweep something under the rug and sweep something under the carpet' came into use and are based on the idea of a lazy maid or homemaker sweeping dirt under a rug or carpet, instead of going to the difficulty of getting a dust pan and dealing with the dirt to remove it from the home.
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