SWEEP SOMETHING UNDER THE CARPET

Meaning of SWEEP SOMETHING UNDER THE CARPET in English

conceal or ignore a problem or difficulty in the hope that it will be forgotten.

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

SWEEP SOMETHING UNDER THE CARPET — HIDE, conceal, suppress, hush up, keep quiet about, censor, gag, withhold, cover up, stifle. 2192; headword
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CARPET — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Aubusson carpet Axminster carpet rug and carpet
Английский словарь Британика
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
CARPET — I. ˈkärpə̇t, ˈkȧp-, usu -ə̇d.+V noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English carpete, from Middle French carpite, …
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
CARPET — — carpetless , adj. — carpetlike , adj. /kahr"pit/ , n. 1. a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, …
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
CARPET — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French carpite, from Old Italian carpita, from carpire to pluck, modification of Latin carpere …
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
CARPET — noun a smooth soft covering resembling or suggesting a carpet. 2. carpet ·vt to cover with, or as with, a …
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
CARPET — [car.pet] n [ME, fr. MF carpite, fr. OIt carpita, fr. carpire to pluck, modif. of L carpere to pluck--more at …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CARPET — carp|et BrE AmE ˈkɑːp |ɪt § -ət AmE ˈkɑːrp |ət ▷ carp|eted ɪt ɪd § ət-, -əd AmE ət̬ əd …
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
SOMETHING — / ˈsʌmθɪŋ; NAmE / pronoun , adverb ■ pronoun 1. a thing that is not known or mentioned by name …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CARPET — / ˈkɑːpɪt; NAmE ˈkɑːrpɪt/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U ] a thick woven material made of wool, …
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
SOMETHING
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CARPET — I. car ‧ pet 1 S2 W3 /ˈkɑːpət, ˈkɑːpɪt $ ˈkɑːr-/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old …
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
CARPET — n. & v. --n. 1 a thick fabric for covering a floor or stairs. b a piece of this fabric. …
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
CARPET — n. & v. n. 1 a thick fabric for covering a floor or stairs. b a piece of this fabric. …
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
CARPET — n. & v. --n. 1. a thick fabric for covering a floor or stairs. b a piece of this fabric. …
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
SOMETHING — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use something to refer to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CARPET — ( carpets, carpeting, carpeted) 1. A carpet is a thick covering of soft material which is laid over a floor …
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
SOMETHING — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ... or anything/something spoken (= or something of the same kind ) ▪ Would you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CARPET — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a blanket/carpet of snow ▪ Within an hour, Bucharest was buried under a blanket …
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
SOMETHING — [pronoun] - an object, situation, quality or action which is not exactly known or statedThere's something sharp in my shoe.Something …
Cambridge English vocab
CARPET — n. Aubusson carpet Axminster carpet rug and carpet
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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
UNDER — See: CUT THE GROUND FROM UNDER, GO UNDER, OUT FROM UNDER, SNOW UNDER.
Slang English vocab
UNDER — prep. buckle under go under knuckle under under the table
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CARPET — noun 1 material for covering floors ADJECTIVE ▪ deep-pile ( esp. BrE ), lush ( esp. AmE ), plush ( …
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
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
CARPET — See: CALL ON THE CARPET, MAGIC CARPET, ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET.
Словарь английских идиом
UNDER — 1. предл. 1) а) указывает на расположение одного предмета ниже другого под, ниже under the roof ≈ под крышей б) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SWEEP — 1. сущ. 1) выметание; подметание; чистка 2) трубочист Oh, what can I do with him, he is a regular little …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOMETHING — 1. мест.; неопред.; как сущ. кое-что, нечто, что-нибудь, что-то; до некоторой степени He is something of an artist. ≈ Он …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CARPET — 1. сущ. 1) ковер carpet of flowers ≈ ковер цветов to beat a carpet ≈ выбивать ковер, выколачивать ковер to …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UNDER — under.ogg 1. ʹʌndə n 1> что-л. не отвечающее стандарту, не соответствующее установленному размеру и т. п. 2> радио- или телепрограмма, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SWEEP — sweep.ogg 1. swi:p n 1. выметание, подметание to give a room a good sweep - как следует /хорошенько/ подмести комнату …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SOMETHING — something.ogg 1. ʹsʌmθıŋ n 1. какая-л. должность, какое-л. положение ( где-л. ) he is something in the Record Office - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

Concise Oxford English vocab

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