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English verb: sweep under the rug | |||
| 1. | sweep under the rug (social) to conceal something in the hopes it won't be discovered by others | ||
| Samples | The president tried to sweep the embarrassing incident under the rug. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conceal, hide | ||
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