Meaning of under the rug | Babel Free

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Synonym of under the carpet.

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“Before you burn a disc — or, for that matter⟳, every couple of days — running your computer's disk diagnostics program⟳ takes care of anything hiding under the rug.”

“Our enemy has turned death into something to be feared and, by extension, swept under the rug. But when you sweep⟳ death under the rug, you will likely sweep⟳ the afterlife under the rug with it.”

“There were things that have⟳ been on my back for years, acts that the little bird inside of me called my conscience would never let⟳ me forget⟳, and that I wanted to brush under the rug, but the rug never seemed large enough.”

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