swept something under the rug

A form of sweep something under the rug — To conceal a problem (usually an embarrassing or illegal one) expediently, rather than remedy it thoroughly.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of sweep something under the rug
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Chicago

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