sweep something under the rug (English, verb)
expansion: sweep something under the rug (third-person singular simple present sweeps something under the rug, present participle sweeping something under the rug, simple past and past participle swept something under the rug)
Senses:
glosses: To conceal a problem (usually an embarrassing or illegal one) expediently, rather than remedy it thoroughly.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: sweeps something under the rug
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: sweeping something under the rug
tags: participle
present
form: swept something under the rug
tags: participle
past
form: swept something under the rug
tags: past