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Sweep Rug/Carpet Hide Embarrassing Group Scandal Carpet

Phrase/Idiom sweep something under the rug/carpet
Definition If you sweep something under the rug/carpet, you try to hide it because it is embarrassing.
Example The group tried to sweep the scandal under the carpet.

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