paper oversomething
phrasal verbwithpaperverb[T]uk/ˈpeɪ.pər/us/ˈpeɪ.pɚ/
tohideanunpleasantsituation,especiallyaproblemordisagreement, inorderto makepeoplebelievethat it does notexistor is notserious:
Hetriedtopaperover the country'sdeep-seatedproblems.
to keep someone or something from being seen
- hideI'll need to hide the sweets so the children don't find them.
- concealHe did his best to conceal his true feelings from his spouse.
- secreteThe spies smuggled the films out of the country by secreting them in the lining of their coats.
- cloakThe proceedings were cloaked in secrecy.
Hiding and disguising
- be holed upidiom
- booby trap
- camo
- camouflage
- camouflaged
- cloak
- drown
- hiding
- hit the deckidiom
- hole up (somewhere)
- illusion
- incognito
- obscure
- secrete
- shutsomeone/somethingout
- sidle
- skulk
- smokescreen
- stash
- tuck