sweep something under the carpet

뜻

to hide a problem instead of dealing with it

문제를 해결하지 않고 덮어 감추다.

예문

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?

문법

sweep만 형태가 바뀐다: sweeps, sweeping, swept. something 자리에는 it이나 this 같은 짧은 목적어가 온다. 미국 영어에서는 under the rug라고 한다.

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