English Dictionary

under the carpet

前置詞句

慣用表現

(idiomatic, location) So as to be hidden from plain view (and thus easily ignored or overlooked). / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see under, carpet.

日本語の意味

人目に触れないよう、あえて隠された状態（目に付かず、容易に無視・見落とされる状態）を示す。 / 物理的または比喩的に、重要な事柄や問題を覆い隠す／隠蔽する状態を表す。

The company swept the minor safety violations under the carpet to avoid bad publicity.

その会社は悪評を避けるために、軽微な安全違反を公の目から隠していた。

意味（1）

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

But in the 1970s the process went into reverse, as more and more 'bad' data went under the carpet.

意味（2）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see under, carpet.

When the carpet layers came in and removed the carpet she said there were millions of black eggs and tiny worms crawling under the carpet.