Meanings
- idiomaticlocationSynonym of under the carpet.
Before you burn a disc — or, for that matter, every couple of days — running your computer's disk diagnostics program takes care of anything hiding under the rug.
2004, Mark L. Chambers, CD and DVD Recording for Dummies, page 1022 more examples
Our enemy has turned death into something to be feared and, by extension, swept under the rug. But when you sweep death under the rug, you will likely sweep the afterlife under the rug with it.
2005, Ted Dekker, The Slumber of Christianity: Awakening a Passion for Heaven on Earth, page 84There were things that have been on my back for years, acts that the little bird inside of me called my conscience would never let me forget, and that I wanted to brush under the rug, but the rug never seemed large enough.
2009, Aaron Dean Ruotsala, Cole... I Love You to the Moon and Back, page 68Synonyms: under the carpet
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phraseSynonym of under the carpet.
Translations
Dutch onder het kleed
- onder het kleedTranslations
Cite this entry
under the rug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/under%20the%20rug
“under the rug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/under%20the%20rug. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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