zamiatać pod dywan

Polish

Alternative forms

  • zmiatać pod dywan

Etymology

Calque of English sweep under the rug.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zaˈmja.tat͡ɕ pɔd ˈdɨ.van/
  • Rhymes: -ɨvan

Verb

zamiatać pod dywan impf (perfective zamieść pod dywan)

  1. (transitive, idiomatic) to sweep under the rug (to conceal a problem)

Conjugation

References

  1. Alicja Witalisz (2016) Przewodnik po anglicyzmach w języku polskim, →ISBN, page 86

Further reading

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