sweep something under the carpet
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sweep something under the carpet
verb sweeps something under the carpet · sweeping something under the carpet · swept something under the carpet
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Synonym of sweep something under the rug.
1977-1980, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure
I've been struggling with what I am now for 6 years—and it's time to stop sweeping the issue under the carpet
Similar: sweep something under the rug
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