paper over the cracks

/ˌpeɪpər ˌəʊvə ðə ˈkræks/INFORMAL · C1
SA FILIPINO
Walang direktang katumbas
Literal na kahulugan: «tapalan ng papel ang mga bitak»

Kahulugan

to hide problems instead of solving them

Magtakip ng mga problema sa halip na lutasin ang mga ito.

Mga halimbawa

  1. 1A quick apology won’t fix their friendship; it only papers over the cracks.
  2. 2The manager papered over the cracks in the team until two people resigned.
  3. 3Giving everyone a bonus just papered over the cracks; the real problem was the long hours.
  4. 4We can’t keep papering over the cracks; the club needs a completely new plan.
  5. 5Did the new rules solve anything, or did they just paper over the cracks?

Grammar

Ang paper lang ang nagbabago: papers, papering, papered. Nananatiling plural ang the cracks.

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