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The Sterling Book of Idioms
... to reveal honestly what one's aims are and how one intends to achieve them I'
ve put my cards on the table; now it 's up to you to accept the proposal or to reject
it. to sweep something under the carpet to try to put something (unpleasant) out ...
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Chambers concise dictionary
... political seats, etc. sweep someone off their feet to cause them to lose control
of their thoughts, and especially to fall uncontrollably in love, sweep the board
see under BOARD, sweep something under the carpet to hide or ignore
something ...
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Chambers Universal Learners' Dictionary
'sweep (something) under the carpet to avoid facing, or dealing with, an
unpleasant situation etct by pretending it does not exist: The government is trying
to sweep these facts under the carpet. sweep up vt sep to gather together or
remove (dirt ...
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Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms
Related vocabulary look after sb/sth at look cares who cares? esp. spoken I am
not interested in or upset by something because it is not important ♢ / overslept
and missed the class, but who cares? sweep something under the carpet carpet ...
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A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
London: Hutchinson and Company, 1948. To sweep (something) under the
carpet 1986 "the worst thing you can do is to try and sweep all the dirt under the
carpet." (p. 11) 1986 he had swept all the dirt under the carpet. (p. 11) Barnard,
Robert ...
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder, 2005
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Sterling Dictionary of Idioms
CARPET on the carpet summoned before one is to be reprimanded The manager
had the employee on the carpet over strike notice. sweep something under the
carpet try to put something (unpleasant) out of one's mind or hide it from others ...
the red-carpet treatment see red. sweep (something) under the carpet to try to put
(something unpleasant) out of one's mind, or to hide it from the attention of others:
There was trouble a few years ago about someone stealing our office ...
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Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms
The informal use of carpet as a verb meaning 'reprove' dates from mid 19th
century. the red carpet: see RED. sweep something under the carpet hide or
ignore a problem or difficulty in the hope that it will be forgotten. 1996 Iain Pears
Death 6 ...
CARPET Sweep something under the carpet To try to forget something bad: > 'He
wanted to sweep his years in prison under the carpet. ' CASE 1 A case in point A
good example (of something that has just been mentioned): > Museums need ...
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The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms
The informal use of carpet as a verb meaning 'reprove' dates from mid 19th
century. sweep something under the carpet hide or ignore a problem or difficulty
in the hope that it will be forgotten. 1996 Iain PearsDeath & Restoration Many
others ...
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Aboriginal human rights campaigner Ray Jackson shone a light on …
He reminded us that we cannot simply sweep something under the carpet because it is ugly or difficult or it happened long ago. He showed us that as tired as we ... «The Age, 4月 15»
