sweep brush something under the carpet 成语

haul up on the carpet

questioned, disciplined, give me the third degree If you don't obey every rule, you will be hauled up on the carpet.

on the carpet

asked to explain a mistake, give me the third degree Tom's on the carpet because he lost company documents.

red carpet

(See roll out the red carpet)

roll out the red carpet

greet a person with great respect, give a big welcome When the King of Jordon visited Washington, they rolled out the red carpet and gave him a great welcome.

sweep under the carpet

hide problems, cover mistakes Don't sweep your problems under the carpet. Try to solve them.

carpet muncher

offensive term for a lesbian

sweep sth under the carpet

Idiom(s): sweep something under the carpet AND sweep something under the rug

Theme: DECEPTION

to try to hide something unpleasant, shameful, etc., from the attention of others.
• The boss said he couldn't sweep the theft under the carpet, that he'd have to call in the police.
• Roger had a tendency to sweep all the problems under the rug.

roll out the red carpet for

Idiom(s): roll out the red carpet for sb

Theme: WELCOME

to provide special treatment for someone.
• There's no need to roll out the red carpet for me.
• We rolled out the red carpet for the king and queen.

give sb the red-carpet treatment

Idiom(s): give sb the red-carpet treatment

Theme: PRAISE

to give someone very special treatment; to give someone royal treatment.
• We always give the queen the red-carpet treatment when she comes to visit.
• They never give me the red-carpet treatment.

get the red-carpet treatment

Idiom(s): get the red-carpet treatment

Theme: RESPECT - HONOR

to receive very special treatment; to receive royal treatment. (This refers—sometimes literally—to the rolling out of a clean red carpet for someone to walk on.)
• I love to go to fancy stores where I get the red carpet treatment.
• The queen expects to get the red-carpet treatment wherever she goes.

More Idioms/Phrases

get the upper hand get the third degree get the slip get the short end of the stick get the shock of one's life get the runaround get the red-carpet treatment get the once-over get the old heave-ho get the nod get the lowdown get the last word get the last laugh