sweep under the rug

英 美
  • 把...保守秘密
  • rug n.地毯;毯子;旅行毯
  • sweep v.打扫;掠过;扫视;席卷;全胜;清除n.清扫;连绵一片;席卷;掠过;范围;搜寻;(竞赛中)全胜;赌金
  • the art.那;这;这些;那些adv.(用于比较级前)更加;用于最高级前;(用于形容词、副词比较级前)越...越...
  • under prep.低于;在...下;在...内;在...控制下adv.在昏迷中;在...下adj.下面的;从属的;少于的
Verb:
  1. to conceal something in the hopes it won't be discovered by others;

    "The president tried to sweep the embarrassing incident under the rug"