Cómo Pronunciar "sweep under the carpet"
expression
SWEEP UHN-der thuh KAR-pet
SWEEP UN-duh thuh KAH-pit
Definición
To hide a problem or mistake instead of dealing with it, hoping no one will notice.
Transcripción IPA
Inglés Americano
ˈswip/ /ˈəndɝ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈkɑɹpət
Inglés Británico
swˈiːp/ /ˈʌndɐ/ /ðə, ði/ /ˈkɑː(ɹ)pɪt
Pronunciación Simplificada
EE.UU.
SWEEP UHN-der thuh KAR-pet
UK
SWEEP UN-duh thuh KAH-pit
Escucha en Contexto
You can't just sweep the problem under the carpet and hope it disappears.
They tried to sweep the mistake under the carpet, but people found out.
We shouldn't sweep it under the carpet; let's talk about it honestly.
Management always tries to sweep bad news under the carpet instead of fixing the real issues.