“Sweep something under the rug”
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کسی مسئلے سے نمٹنے کے بجائے اسے چھپانا یا نظر انداز کرنا۔
English: To hide or ignore a problem instead of dealing with it.
مثالیں
مثالیں
1 / 2“We cannot sweep these customer complaints under the rug.”
ہم صارفین کی ان شکایات کو چھپا یا نظر انداز نہیں کر سکتے۔
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.
ہم صارفین کی ان شکایات کو چھپا یا نظر انداز نہیں کر سکتے۔
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 dictionaryاکثر پوچھے جانے والے سوالات
- What does "Sweep something under the rug" mean?
- "Sweep something under the rug" means کسی مسئلے سے نمٹنے کے بجائے اسے چھپانا یا نظر انداز کرنا۔.
- 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.