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

: some indeterminate amount more than a specified number

: a person or thing of consequence

: 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

: lying or placed below, beneath, or on the ventral side

: facing or protruding downward

: 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