“Sweep something under the rug”
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Problemany çözmegiň ýerine, ony gizlemek ýa-da görmän goýmak.
English: To hide or ignore a problem instead of dealing with it.
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1 / 2“We cannot sweep these customer complaints under the rug.”
Biz bu müşderileriň şikaýatlaryny gizläp ýa-da görmän galyp bilmeris.
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.
Biz bu müşderileriň şikaýatlaryny gizläp ýa-da görmän galyp bilmeris.
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 dictionaryFreygy-ýygydan berilýän soraglar
- What does "Sweep something under the rug" mean?
- "Sweep something under the rug" means problemany çözmegiň ýerine, ony gizlemek ýa-da görmän goýmak.
- 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.