“Sweep something under the rug”
Work정의
문제를 해결하는 대신 숨기거나 무시하는 것.
English: To hide or ignore a problem instead of dealing with it.
예문
예문들
1 / 2“We cannot sweep these customer complaints under the rug.”
우리는 이러한 고객 불만을 숨기거나 무시할 수 없습니다.
Use this idiom in context
Rewrite this example in plain English without the idiom. Preserve who is speaking, the time and the meaning.
We cannot sweep these customer complaints under the rug.Compare with the original example
We cannot sweep these customer complaints under the rug.
우리는 이러한 고객 불만을 숨기거나 무시할 수 없습니다.
Write a two-line conversation using “Sweep something under the rug”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
Check the expression in a dictionary자주 묻는 질문
- What does "Sweep something under the rug" mean?
- "Sweep something under the rug" means 문제를 해결하는 대신 숨기거나 무시하는 것.
- How do you use "Sweep something under the rug" in a sentence?
- Example: "We cannot sweep these customer complaints under the rug."
- Should I interpret "Sweep something under the rug" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.