brush under the rug
中文释义
掩盖事实；轻描淡写 — 故意隐瞒或避免讨论一些尴尬或不利的问题
To ignore or conceal a problem instead of addressing it.
常用搭配
- brush it under the rug把事压下去
- swept under the rug被掩盖
- brush problems under the rug掩盖问题
例句
- They tried to brush the mistake under the rug.他们想把这个错误掩盖过去。
- Safety complaints kept getting brushed under the rug.安全投诉一再被压下不提。