SWEEP UNDER THE RUG

Meaning of SWEEP UNDER THE RUG in English

v. phr. To hide or dismiss casually (something one is ashamed of or does not know what to do about). In many places, drug abuse by school children is swept under the rug.

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SWEEP UNDER THE RUG — see sweep
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SWEEP UNDER THE RUG — see sweep
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SWEEP UNDER THE RUG — {v. phr.} To hide or dismiss casually (something one is ashamed of or does not know what to do about). …
Slang English vocab
SWEEP UNDER THE RUG — {v. phr.} To hide or dismiss casually (something one is ashamed of or does not know what to do about). …
Словарь английских идиом
SWEEP UNDER THE RUG — hide or dismiss casually They always sweep their problems under the rug and never want to discuss them.
English Idioms vocab
SWEEP UNDER THE RUG — (v.phr.) замять что-л.;скрывать что-л.
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь сленга, жаргона, русских имен
SWEEP UNDER THE RUG — (v.phr.) замять что-л.;скрывать что-л.
English Russian slang dictionary
RUG — Airport Name : Rugby Municipal Airport Airport Location : Rugby, North Dakota, United States IATA Code : RUG ICAO Code …
Airport Code English Dictionary
RUG — rug- [rug-/ruct-] v [occurring in derivatives]
Interlingua English vocab
UNDER — I. |əndə(r) adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English; akin to Old High German untar, adverb & …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SWEEP — I. ˈswēp verb ( swept ˈswept ; swept ; sweeping ; sweeps ) Etymology: Middle English swepen; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RUG — I. ˈrəg, ˈru̇g verb ( rugged ; rugged ; rugging ; rugs ) Etymology: Middle English rugen, ruggen, of Scandinavian …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UNDER — (prep.) Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, influences powerfully, …
Английский словарь Webster
UNDER — ( prep. ) Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UNDER — /un"deuhr/ , prep. 1. beneath and covered by: under a table; under a tree. 2. below the surface of: under …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SWEEP — sweep 1 — sweepable , adj. /sweep/ , v. , swept, sweeping , n. v.t. 1. to move or remove …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RUG — — ruglike , adj. /rug/ , n. 1. a thick fabric for covering part of a floor, often woven of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UNDER — I. ˈən-dər adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English; akin to Old High German untar under, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SWEEP — I. ˈswēp verb ( swept ˈswept ; sweep·ing ) Etymology: Middle English swepen; akin to Old English swāpan to sweep, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RUG — noun Etymology: Middle English * rug rag, tuft, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect rugga coarse rug, Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UNDER — prep less specifically, denoting the relation of being subject, of undergoing regard, treatment, or the like; as, a bill under …
Webster English vocab
SWEEP — noun the almond furnace. 2. sweep ·vi to strike with a long stroke. 3. sweep ·noun the act of sweeping. …
Webster English vocab
RUG — adj a rough, woolly, or shaggy dog. 2. rug ·adj a kind of coarse, heavy frieze, formerly used for garments. …
Webster English vocab
SWEEP — [sweep] vb swept ; sweep.ing [ME swepen; akin to OE swapan to sweep, OHG sweifen to wander] vt (14c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RUG — [rug] n [(assumed) ME, rag, tuft, of Scand origin; akin to ON rogg tuft] (1591) 1: lap robe 2: a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RUG — rug BrE AmE rʌɡ ▷ rugs rʌɡz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UNDER — / ˈʌndə(r); NAmE / preposition , adverb , adjective ■ preposition 1. in, to or through a position that is …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SWEEP — / swiːp; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( swept , swept / swept; NAmE /) WITH BRUSH OR …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RUG — / rʌg; NAmE / noun 1. a piece of thick material like a small carpet that is used for covering …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UNDER
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SWEEP — I. sweep 1 W3 /swiːp/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle swept /swept/) [ Date: 1200-1300 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RUG — rug /rʌɡ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: From a Scandinavian language ] 1 . a piece …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UNDER — prep., adv., & adj. --prep. 1 a in or to a position lower than; below; beneath (fell under the table; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SWEEP — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. swept) 1 tr. clean or clear (a room or area etc.) with …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RUG — n. 1 a floor-mat of shaggy material or thick pile. 2 a thick woollen coverlet or wrap. øpull the rug …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UNDER — prep., adv., & adj. prep. 1 a in or to a position lower than; below; beneath (fell under the table; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SWEEP — v. & n. v. (past and past part. swept) 1 tr. clean or clear (a room or area etc.) with …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RUG — n. 1 a floor-mat of shaggy material or thick pile. 2 a thick woollen coverlet or wrap. pull the rug …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UNDER — prep., adv., & adj. --prep. 1. a in or to a position lower than; below; beneath (fell under the table; …
Oxford English vocab
SWEEP — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. swept) 1. tr. clean or clear (a room or area etc.) with …
Oxford English vocab
RUG — n.1 a floor-mat of shaggy material or thick pile. 2 a thick woollen coverlet or wrap. Phrases and idioms: pull …
Oxford English vocab
UNDER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SWEEP — ( sweeps, sweeping, swept) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RUG — ( rugs) 1. A rug is a piece of thick material that you put on a floor. It is like …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UNDER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
UNDER
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SWEEP — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a current sweeps sb/sth (= carries them very powerfully, so that they cannot stop …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RUG — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a prayer mat/rug (= small cloth on which Muslims kneel to pray ) COLLOCATIONS FROM …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SWEEP — (CLEAN) [verb] [T] [past:] swept - to clean (esp. a floor) by using a brush to collect the dirt into …
Cambridge English vocab
RUG — [noun] [C] - a piece of thick heavy cloth smaller than a carpet used for covering the floor or for …
Cambridge English vocab
SWEEP — Synonyms and related words : Derby, Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, S-curve, aberrancy, aberration, advance, airscape, ambit, arc, arch, ball the …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
RUG — Synonyms and related words : Axminster, Brussels carpet, Caucasian rug, Chinese rug, East Indian rug, Indian rug, Oriental rug, Persian …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
UNDER — See: CUT THE GROUND FROM UNDER, GO UNDER, OUT FROM UNDER, SNOW UNDER.
Slang English vocab
RUG — See: PULL THE RUG OUT FROM UNDER, SWEEP UNDER THE RUG.
Slang English vocab
RUG — Asleep. The whole gill is safe at rug; the people of the house are fast asleep.
Slang English vocab
UNDER — prep. buckle under go under knuckle under under the table
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
RUG — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hearth (usually hearthrug ) ▪ oriental , Persian VERB + RUG ▪ make , weave RUG + …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
UNDER — See ↑ LESS 2, ↑ POSITION/RANK 6, ↑ TYPE 4, ↑ UNDER/BELOW 1,3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ go under • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
UNDER — prep. 25B6; preposition they hid under a bush : BENEATH, below, underneath. the rent is under £250 : LESS THAN, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SWEEP — n. 25B6; verb she swept the floor : BRUSH, clean, scrub, wipe, mop, dust, scour; informal do. I swept the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
RUG — n. 25B6; noun they sat on the rug : MAT, carpet; N. Amer. floorcloth. See list at carpet . he …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
UNDER — prep. 1 beneath, below, underneath, covered by What is under that blanket? The wreck lies a mile under the surface …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
RUG — See: PULL THE RUG OUT FROM UNDER, SWEEP UNDER THE RUG.
Словарь английских идиом
UNDER — 1. предл. 1) а) указывает на расположение одного предмета ниже другого под, ниже under the roof ≈ под крышей б) …
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