brush (something) under the carpet

To ignore, deny, or conceal from public view or knowledge something that is embarrassing, unappealing, or damaging to one's reputation. The senator has been accused of trying to sweep his former drug use under the carpet. You need to stop sweeping your problems under the carpet.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Renata	re-NAH-tah (Italian, Spanish, German, Polish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Polish, Czech, Croatian, Slovene, Late Roman
Kotone	ko-to-ne	Japanese
Lianne	lee-AN	English (Rare)
FlaithrÍ	-	Irish
Piia	PEE:-ah	Finnish
Deborah	DEB-ə-rə (English), DEB-rə (English)	English, Hebrew, Biblical