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paper over the cracks
idiom
to hide problems, especially arguments between people, in order to make a situation seem better than it really is: 掩盖（尤指人与人之间的争执）
She tried to paper over the cracks, but I could see that the relationship was failing.她试图掩盖存在的问题，但我能看出他们的关系每况愈下。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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be holed upidiom
booby trap
camo
camouflaged
cloak
drown
fig leaf
hit the deckidiom
hole up (somewhere)
illusion
illusionistically
illusively
lurk
secrete
shroud
shut someone/something out
sidle
skulk
smokescreen
stash
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