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Monday, February 6, 2012

Sweep under the rug

sweep under the rug (see sweep under the carpet) (idiom)=

លាក់​បាំងរឿង​អាម៉ាស់
(​to hide something embarrassing; conceal or ignore a problem or difficulty in the hope that it will be forgotten)

Example
The scandal was swept under rug because of the important people involved in it.
The Salvation Army feared the scheme was an attempt to sweep the problem under the carpet