Phrasal Verbs
- 1to cover a wall with wallpaper in order to hide something synonym wallpaper The previous owners had obviously papered over any damp patches.
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- 2to try to hide a problem or disagreement in a way that is temporary and not likely to be successful We can't just paper over the problem.