paper over
phrasal verbpaper over something
- to 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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- to try to hide a problem in a way that is temporary and not likely to be successful
- The government is trying to paper over the cracks in the cabinet.
- We can't just paper over the problem.