brush (something) under the mat



brush (something) under the mat

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 brush his former drug use under the mat. You need to stop brushing your problems under the mat. Nothing will get resolved like that!
See also: brush, mat

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Evangelos-Greek
Kyung-Jagyung-jahKorean
JÓHanna-Icelandic
Eliora-Hebrew
DorianDAWR-ee-ən (English)English, French
ViktorVIK-tawr (German), VEEK-tahr (Russian)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, German, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Russian, Ukraini