under the carpet
US /ˈʌndɚ ðə ˈkɑrpət/
・UK /ˈʌndə ðə ˈkɑ:pit/
B2
idm.To hide problems or mistakes instead of dealing with them.
The company tried to sweep the financial scandal under the carpet.
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DJ Snake - Middle ft. Bipolar Sunshine
- We're gonna sweep this under the carpet.
We're gonna sweep this under the carpet.
- ♪ WE CANNOT SWEEP THIS UNDER THE CARPET ♪
♪ WE CANNOT SWEEP THIS UNDER THE CARPET ♪
Full Actresses Roundtable: Saoirse Ronan, Jennifer Lawrence, Mary J Blige | Close Up With THR
- It's just been swept under the carpet.
It's just been swept under the carpet.
- It's just been swept under the carpet.
It's just been swept under the carpet.
"When will you actually stop the boats?" | BBC Question Time
- and I think this one in, one in one in, one out scheme needs to go under the carpet with the rest of the stuff.
and I think this one in, one in one in, one out scheme needs to go under the carpet with the rest of the stuff.
- I don't believe Labour and I think this one in, one in, one in, one out scheme needs to go under the carpet with the rest of the stuff.
I don't believe Labour and I think this one in, one in, one in, one out scheme needs to go under the carpet with the rest of the stuff.
We Learn It Too Late - 103 Year Old Doctor Dr. Gladys McGarey on Life's Secrets
- It's recognizing when something like that happens and not shoving it under the carpet because those are the things happen.
It's recognizing when something like that happens and not shoving it under the carpet because those are the things happen.
- It's recognizing when something like that happens and not shoving it under the carpet, because those are the things happen.
It's recognizing when something like that happens and not shoving it under the carpet, because those are the things happen.
A Conversation with Elon Musk
- And so we and this happens to be a particularly pernicious cable that's kind of routed under the carpet and in a difficult place.
And so we and this happens to be a particularly pernicious cable that's kind of routed under the carpet and in a difficult place.
- It's kind of routed under the carpet, in a difficult place.
It's kind of routed under the carpet, in a difficult place.
Did foreigners pay to shoot civilians during Sarajevo siege? | DW News
- Sweeping problems under the carpet is the most dangerous thing in life, in politics, in society.
Sweeping problems under the carpet is the most dangerous thing in life, in politics, in society.