brush under the rug
中文釋義
掩蓋事實；輕描淡寫 — 故意隱瞞或避免討論一些尷尬或不利的問題
To ignore or conceal a problem instead of addressing it.
常用搭配
- brush it under the rug把事壓下去
- swept under the rug被掩蓋
- brush problems under the rug掩蓋問題
例句
- They tried to brush the mistake under the rug.他們想把這個錯誤掩蓋過去。
- Safety complaints kept getting brushed under the rug.安全投訴一再被壓下不提。