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SWEEP UNDER THE RUG
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
To conceal something in the hopes it won't be discovered by others
Example:
The president tried to sweep the embarrassing incident under the rug
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "sweep under the rug" is one way to...):
conceal; hide (prevent from being seen or discovered)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
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