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(idiomatic, location) So as to be hidden from plain view (and thus easily ignored or overlooked).

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under the rug

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under the rug

Prepositional phrase

idiomatic

(idiomatic, location) So as to be hidden from plain view (and thus easily ignored or overlooked).

Japanese Meaning

平然と見えない場所に隠され、容易に気付かれないようにされる状態。 / （問題や欠点などが）表に出ないように隠蔽されること。

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The committee shoved the scandal under the rug to protect the institution's reputation.

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委員会は組織の評判を守るためにその不祥事を見えないところに隠した。

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(idiomatic, location) So as to be hidden from plain view (and thus easily ignored or overlooked).

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.

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