Idiom Breakdown

under the carpet

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Definition

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

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"to sweep (something) under the carpet"
"But in the 1970s the process went into reverse, as more and more 'bad' data went under the carpet."
"It seems as if it is happening and it is being washed under the carpet."
"The Bill is going to apply to a much wider group of people and I think it will sweep an awful lot of things under the carpet."
"Worldwide nuclear proliferation committed by a single nation to create an Islamic nuclear bomb has been swept under the carpet by the United States."
"Conflict is brushed under the carpet."
"The official line is enduring commitment, and promises to move heaven and earth for those most in danger. But in practice Afghanistan is being swept under the carpet."