Gloss+over
11gloss over — {v.} To try to make what is wrong or bad seem right or not important; try to make a thing look easy; pretend about; hide. * /Billy broke a window and Mother tried to gloss it over by saying it wouldn t cost much to have it fixed, but Father… …
12gloss over — Synonyms and related words: account, allow for, be caught napping, be neglectful, be negligent, becloud, befog, belie, blanket, blind, camouflage, cloak, cloud, color, conceal, cover, cover up, curtain, default, diminish, disguise, disregard,… …
13gloss\ over — v To try to make what is wrong or bad seem right or not important; try to make a thing look easy; pretend about; hide. Billy broke a window and Mother tried to gloss it over by saying it wouldn t cost much to have it fixed, but Father spanked… …
14gloss over — try to conceal or pass over (something unfavourable). → gloss …
15gloss over — verb a) To cover up a mistake or a crime; to hush up or whitewash. They glossed over the problem, hoping that the customers wouldnt notice. b) To treat something with less care than it deserves; to skimp. This …
16gloss over — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To conceal or make light of a fault or offense: explain away, extenuate, gloze (over), palliate, sleek over, whitewash. See SHOW …
17gloss over — embellish, smooth over; touch up, alter …
18gloss over — Disguise, varnish, color, palliate, endeavor to excuse, extenuate, make plausible …
19gloss over — Syn: conceal, cover up, hide, disguise, mask, veil, play down, minimize, understate …
20ˌgloss ˈover sth — phrasal verb to ignore or avoid unpleasant facts …
