Sweep it under the rug means to conceal or ignore an issue rather than confronting it. Everybody does it.
Taxes and Trump. Sweep it under the rug. Not the one on his head, and not the one in his secret documents room.
My mother used to sweep it under the rug when it came to disputes with her three sisters.
I stole a Mounds bar at CVS. No prob. Sweep it under the rug. Quickly.
Just tonight my husband said wow the floors look great. Did you vacuum?
Oh yeah I guess I did.
Puh-leez like I could even find a vacuum despite there being four of them. One on each floor.
Nope. You know what I did. A good old fashioned sweep it under the rug. I do it with socks on.
Next week, I’m gonna experiment with spraying furniture polish on them to sweep and shine all at once.
Housekeeping’s fun!