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Definition of Sweep under the rug

1. Verb. To conceal something in the hopes it won't be discovered by others. "The president tried to sweep the embarrassing incident under the rug"

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Sweep Under The Rug

sweeping sweepingly sweepingness sweepingnesses sweepings sweeps sweepstake sweepstakes sweepy sweep away

sweep hand sweep oar sweep off sweep over sweep through sweep under the rug (current term) sweep up sweer sweered sweert

swees sweet sweet-birch oil sweet-faced sweet-potato ring rot sweet-potato whitefly sweet-scented sweet-scented geranium sweet-smelling sweet-talk

Literary usage of Sweep under the rug

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Reading with Expression: First-- Reader by James Baldwin, Ida Catherine Bender (1911)
"I believe," said Minnie, aloud, " that I will not sweep under the rug to-day. After all, it is no harm to leave a little dust where it can't be seen. ..."

2. Fourth Reader by James Baldwin, Ida C. Bender (1911)
"I believe," said Minnie, aloud, " that I will not sweep under the rug to-day. After all, it is no harm to leave a little dust where it can't be seen. ..."

3. Wheeler's Graded Literary Readers, with Interpretations by William Iler Crane, William Henry Wheeler (1919)
""I believe," said Minnie aloud, "that I will not sweep under the rug to-day. After all, it is nothing is for dust to be where it can't be seen! ..."

4. A Course in Citizenship and Patriotism by Ella Lyman Cabot, Fannie Fern Andrews, Fanny E. Coe, Mabel Hill (1918)
""I believe," said Minnie, "I will not sweep under the rug to-day; it is no harm for dust to be where it can't be seen!" So she left the rug unturned. ..."

5. A Course in Citizenship and Patriotism by Ella Lyman Cabot, Fannie Fern Andrews, Fanny E. Coe, Mabel Hill (1918)
""I believe," said Minnie, "I will not sweep under the rug to-day; it is no harm for dust to be where it can't be seen!" So she left the rug unturned. ..."

6. A Course in Citizenship and Patriotism by Ella Lyman Cabot, Fannie Fern Andrews, Fanny E. Coe, Mabel Hill (1918)
""I believe," said Minnie, "I will not sweep under the rug to-day; it is no harm for dust to be where it can't be seen!" So she left the rug unturned. ..."

7. A Course in Citizenship by Ella Lyman Cabot, Fannie Fern Andrews, Fanny E. Coe, Mabel Hill, Mary McSkimmon (1914)
"... "I will not sweep under the rug to-day; it is no harm for dust to be where it can't be seen!" So she left the rug unturned. The dwarfs came home; ..."

8. Reading with Expression: First-- Reader by James Baldwin, Ida Catherine Bender (1911)
"I believe," said Minnie, aloud, " that I will not sweep under the rug to-day. After all, it is no harm to leave a little dust where it can't be seen. ..."

9. Fourth Reader by James Baldwin, Ida C. Bender (1911)
"I believe," said Minnie, aloud, " that I will not sweep under the rug to-day. After all, it is no harm to leave a little dust where it can't be seen. ..."

10. Wheeler's Graded Literary Readers, with Interpretations by William Iler Crane, William Henry Wheeler (1919)
""I believe," said Minnie aloud, "that I will not sweep under the rug to-day. After all, it is nothing is for dust to be where it can't be seen! ..."

11. A Course in Citizenship and Patriotism by Ella Lyman Cabot, Fannie Fern Andrews, Fanny E. Coe, Mabel Hill (1918)
""I believe," said Minnie, "I will not sweep under the rug to-day; it is no harm for dust to be where it can't be seen!" So she left the rug unturned. ..."

12. A Course in Citizenship and Patriotism by Ella Lyman Cabot, Fannie Fern Andrews, Fanny E. Coe, Mabel Hill (1918)
""I believe," said Minnie, "I will not sweep under the rug to-day; it is no harm for dust to be where it can't be seen!" So she left the rug unturned. ..."

13. A Course in Citizenship and Patriotism by Ella Lyman Cabot, Fannie Fern Andrews, Fanny E. Coe, Mabel Hill (1918)
""I believe," said Minnie, "I will not sweep under the rug to-day; it is no harm for dust to be where it can't be seen!" So she left the rug unturned. ..."

14. A Course in Citizenship by Ella Lyman Cabot, Fannie Fern Andrews, Fanny E. Coe, Mabel Hill, Mary McSkimmon (1914)
"... "I will not sweep under the rug to-day; it is no harm for dust to be where it can't be seen!" So she left the rug unturned. The dwarfs came home; ..."

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