- paper over the cracks
- Paper over the cracksIf you paper over the cracks, you try to make something look or work better but only deal with superficial issues, not the real underlying problems.
The small dictionary of idiomes. 2014.
paper over the cracks
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paper over the cracks — paper/smooth over the cracks to hide problems or faults, especially arguments between people, in order to make a situation seem better than it really is. The two party coalition has so far been successful in papering over the cracks. I m tired of … New idioms dictionary
paper over the cracks — Conceal deficiencies, weaknesses, disagreements … A concise dictionary of English slang
smooth over the cracks — paper/smooth over the cracks to hide problems or faults, especially arguments between people, in order to make a situation seem better than it really is. The two party coalition has so far been successful in papering over the cracks. I m tired of … New idioms dictionary
paper over — ( ● paper * * * paper over [phrasal verb] paper (something) over or paper over (something) : to hide (something bad, such as differences or problems) They papered over their disagreements [=they pretended that they did not disagree] in order to… … Useful english dictionary
paper over cracks — To say that someone is papering over the cracks means that they are concealing a problem rather than dealing with it effectively. The measures taken to reduce unemployment are just paper over the cracks … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
paper over — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms paper over : present tense I/you/we/they paper over he/she/it papers over present participle papering over past tense papered over past participle papered over 1) to try to hide a problem or disagreement… … English dictionary
paper over — PHRASAL VERB If people paper over a disagreement between them, they find a temporary solution to it in order to give the impression that things are going well. [V P n] ...his determination to paper over the cracks in his party and avoid… … English dictionary
paper — pa|per1 W1S1 [ˈpeıpə US ər] n ↑flower, ↑paper, ↑string ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(for writing/wrapping)¦ 2¦(newspaper)¦ 3¦(documents/letters)¦ 4 on paper 5¦(examination)¦ 6¦(speech/piece of writing)¦ 7¦(piece of schoolwork)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
paper — pa|per1 [ peıpər ] noun *** ▸ 1 for writing/wrapping ▸ 2 newspaper ▸ 3 documents ▸ 4 academic writing/talk ▸ 5 covering for walls ▸ 6 examination ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) uncount the thin flat substance that you use for writing on or wrapping things in:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
paper — 1 noun 1 FOR WRITING ON (U) material in the form of thin sheets that is used for writing on, wrapping things etc: a piece of paper | wrapped in brown paper | writing/wrapping/drawing paper: sheets of writing paper 2 NEWSPAPER (C) a newspaper:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
