sweep something under the carpet

意味

to hide a problem instead of dealing with it

問題に対処せずに隠す.

例文

1. 1The club tried to sweep it under the carpet, but a parent told the local paper.
2. 2Problems like this don't disappear if you sweep them under the carpet.
3. 3Instead of discussing the mistake openly, the manager swept it under the carpet and hoped nobody would notice.
4. 4We can't keep sweeping this under the carpet; the damp in the bathroom is getting worse.
5. 5Why did the landlord sweep it under the carpet when the tenants first reported the leak?

文法

変化するのは sweep だけで、sweeps、sweeping、swept となる。something には it や this のような短い目的語が入る。アメリカ英語では under the rug と言う。

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