gloss over

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gloss over something

to cover up, minimize, or play down something bad. Don't gloss over your own role in this fiasco! I don't want to gloss this matter over, but it really isn't very important, is it?

gloss over something

to fail to deal with the importance of something The report praised the managers but glossed over the high cost of the project.

Usage notes: usually said about a problem or fault: The State Department's reports for the period glossed over the worst human-rights problems in the region.

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It was exactly as if they had both had at heart to gloss over any recent little friction. Turn Of The Screw by James, Henry View in context I do not wish to gloss over any fault the prisoner may have committed, if such a fault exists; but we owe her some consideration, and that's flat The Emerald City of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context But Levin, as he talked to his brother, was continually looking round at Vronsky, trying to think of something to say to him to gloss over his rudeness. Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context			glance through glare glare at glare down on glass glass in glaze over gleam gleam with glean from glide glide across glide away glint with glisten glisten with glitter glitter with gloat over gloom gloom and doom glory Glory be! glory days glory in gloss over glove gloves are off glow glow with glower at glue glue down glue on glue together glued to glued to the spot glut glut with glutton glutton for punishment gnash gnash teeth gnashing of teeth gnat gnaw gnaw at gnaw on go a bomb go a bundle on go a long way			glorying Glorystar Children's Chorus Glos Glos Glos Glos. Glos. Glosa Glosalalia Glosalalia Glosalalia Glose Gloser GLOSMA gloss gloss gloss gloss gloss gloss Gloss (material appearance) Gloss (material appearance) Gloss (material appearance) gloss finish Gloss Mountain State Park gloss oil gloss on gloss on gloss on gloss on gloss over gloss paint gloss paint gloss paint gloss paint gloss paints gloss paints gloss paints gloss paints gloss upon gloss upon gloss upon gloss upon gloss(o)- GLOSS- GLOSS- GLOSS- gloss. glossa glossa glossa glossae glossae glossae glossal glossal glossal glossal Glossalalia Glossalalia Glossalalia

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