sweep under the rug

/ˌswiːp ˌʌndə(r) ðə ˈrʌɡ/· verb phrase (idiom)

财经/商业B2

sweep under the rug
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Chinese meaning

把bǎ问wèn题tí掩yǎn盖gài起qǐ来lái,回huí避bì不bù处chǔ理lǐ

掩yǎn盖gài问wèn题tí,不bù去qù处chǔ理lǐ

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把bǎ40万wàn亿yì美měi元yuán美měi债zhài问wèn题tí搁gē置zhì不bù管guǎn

Example

You can't just sweep $40 trillion in U.S. national debt under a rug and forget about it — or so the bond market appears to be telling Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

你nǐ不bù能néng就jiù这zhè样yàng把bǎ美měi国guó40万wàn亿yì美měi元yuán的de国guó债zhài扫sǎo到dào地dì毯tǎn底dǐ下xià,然rán后hòu忘wàng掉diào它tā——债zhài券quàn市shì场chǎng似sì乎hū正zhèng在zài这zhè样yàng警jǐng告gào财cái政zhèng部bù长zhǎng斯sī科kē特tè·贝bèi森sēn特tè。

Source: MarketWatch · 24 Aug 2026

Background ✎

面miàn对duì美měi国guó财cái政zhèng部bù试shì图tú干gān预yù债zhài券quàn市shì场chǎng压yā低dī国guó债zhài收shōu益yì率lǜ却què收shōu效xiào甚shèn微wēi,文wén章zhāng讨tǎo论lùn巨jù额é国guó债zhài问wèn题tí无wú法fǎ被bèi回huí避bì、财cái政zhèng部bù下xià一yī步bù该gāi怎zěn么me办bàn。

Roots · etymology

字面"扫到地毯下",引申为回避处理问题的常用习语

  • sweep(打扫,扫)+ under(在…下面)+ rug(小地毯)

Collocations

  • sweep sth under the rug / sweep sth under the carpet

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