paper over

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To paper over is to hide a problem instead of solving it. Paper over the cracks, paper over the differences, papering over it again.

The fixed phrase is paper over the cracks, and it is always an accusation. The image is wallpaper hung over a wall that needed the plasterer instead.

Definitions of paper over

1phrasepaper overTo hide a problem instead of solving it.C1
“The government tried to paper over the problems with a few quick promises.”

paper over is a concealing.

From the image of hanging wallpaper over defects in a wall.

Suggesting the use of wallpaper to cover defects on a wall.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

phraseC1Not compared — the two pools are counted one word at a time, so a phrase has no score

To paper over is to hide a problem instead of solving it. Paper over the cracks, paper over the differences, papering over it again.

The fixed phrase is paper over the cracks, and it is always an accusation. The image is wallpaper hung over a wall that needed the plasterer instead.

1phrasepaper overTo hide a problem instead of solving it.C1
“The government tried to paper over the problems with a few quick promises.”

paper over is a concealing.

From the image of hanging wallpaper over defects in a wall.

Suggesting the use of wallpaper to cover defects on a wall.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA