put a blanket over

verb

Make (something) seem less serious.

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Meanings

verbput a blanket over (third-person singular simple present puts a blanket over, present participle putting a blanket over, simple past and past participle put a blanket over)

present singular third person puts a blanket over · participle present putting a blanket over

  1. idiomatictransitiveMake (something) seem less serious.

    It is like bro you might as well just say what you're trying to say because what you're saying is still offensive. You're just trying to put, like, some blanket over.

    2025 January 29, LuvHilal, Gen-Z Hates Minorities
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “put a blanket over,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20a%20blanket%20over.

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