sweep under the rug

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sweep something under the rug

to hide something embarrassing sweep something under the carpet The scandal was swept under the rug because of the important people involved in it.

See also: rug, sweep

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I don't think you can build a peace process on injustices that you try to sweep under the rug," said Jessica Montell, head of the Israeli human rights group B'Tselem. UN human rights chief backs Gaza war crimes report by The Daily Star (Beirut, Lebanon) ESDC and its subsidiaries are trying to sweep under the rug the environmental impacts of almost 9 million square feet of development in a part of Manhattan that already suffers from severe traffic congestion and air and noise pollution," MAS President Kent Barwick said. MAS challenges Javits plan by Real Estate Weekly Interestingly, a central thread to those principles is a performance review, both of the board as a whole and that of individual directors--the latter a flaw that too many boards have long been willing to sweep under the rug. Building Better Boards: A Blueprint for Effective Governance by Marshall, Jeffrey / Financial Executive			sweat buckets sweat bullets sweat for sweat like a pig sweat off sweat out sweat out of sweep sweep along sweep aside sweep away sweep back sweep down sweep down on sweep in sweep into sweep off sweep off feet sweep one off feet sweep out of sweep out of some place sweep over sweep the board sweep through sweep under the carpet sweep under the rug sweep up sweep up after sweet sweet and sour sweet as honey sweet Fanny Adams sweet nothings sweet on sweet-talk sweet-talk into sweeten sweeten the deal sweeten the pot sweeten up sweetheart agreement sweetness swell swell out swell up swell with swelled head swept swept away swept up swerve			sweep off their feet sweep off their feet sweep off their feet sweep off their feet sweep one off feet sweep oscillator sweep out sweep out sweep out sweep out of sweep out of some place sweep over sweep over Sweep Pattern Reversal Visual Evoked Response sweep rate Sweep Select sweep strip sweep tapping sweep tee sweep test sweep the board Sweep the Leg Johnny sweep through sweep through Sweep to Fill Order Sweep to Fill Orders sweep under the carpet sweep under the carpet sweep under the carpet sweep under the mat sweep under the rug sweep up sweep up sweep up after Sweep Visual Evoked Potential sweep voltage Sweep Width sweep-frequency reflectometer sweep-out pattern Sweep-saw sweep-second sweep-second hand sweep-through jammer Sweep-to-Fill Order Sweep-to-Fill Orders Sweepage sweepback sweepback Sweepdom sweeper sweeper sweeper sweeper track Sweepers Sweepers SWEEPEX sweeping sweeping sweeping sweeping sweeping

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