sweep (something) under the rug

:  to remove from a surface with or as if with a broom or brush

:  to destroy completely :  wipe out

:  to remove or take with a single continuous forceful action

:  something that sweeps or works with a sweeping motion: such as

:  a long pole or timber pivoted on a tall post and used to raise and lower a bucket in a well

:  a triangular cultivator blade that cuts off weeds under the soil surface

:  some indeterminate or unspecified thing

:  a person or thing of consequence

:  one having more or less the character, qualities, or nature of something different

:  in some degree :  somewhat

: used as an intensive giving adverbial force to an adjective

:  in or into a position below or beneath something

:  below or short of some quantity, level, or limit

:  in or into a condition of subjection, subordination, or unconsciousness

:  below or beneath so as to be overhung, surmounted, covered, protected, or concealed by

:  subject to the authority, control, guidance, or instruction of

:  receiving or undergoing the action or effect of

:  lower in rank or authority :  subordinate

:  lap robe

:  a piece of thick heavy fabric that usually has a nap or pile and is used as a floor covering

:  a floor mat of an animal pelt