“Sweep something under the rug”
Work定義
掩蓋或忽略問題，而不是解決問題。
English: To hide or ignore a problem instead of dealing with it.
例句
範例
1 / 2“We cannot sweep these customer complaints under the rug.”
我們不能隱瞞或忽視這些客戶投訴。
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.
我們不能隱瞞或忽視這些客戶投訴。
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 dictionary常見問題
- What does "Sweep something under the rug" mean?
- "Sweep something under the rug" means 掩蓋或忽略問題，而不是解決問題。.
- 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.