Grass over

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verb

To keep secrets about wrong actions by preventing them from being known.

Despite knowing his friend's misdemeanor, he decided to grass over it because of their long-term friendship.
Visual representation of "grass over" - To keep secrets about wrong actions by preventing them from being known

Often appears as...

  • decide to grass over
  • try to grass over

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Idiomatic

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Secrecy Nuance

Indicates keeping a secret, usually about a wrongdoing that should be confidential.

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He chose to grass over the incident at work, maintaining team harmony.
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Common Collocations

Often used with 'decide', 'try' or direct object 'something' to indicate the action of concealing.

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They tried to grass over the scandal but it eventually came out.
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Metaphoric Sense

Metaphorically refers to covering something, much like grass growing over bare ground.

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She decided to grass over her mistakes instead of addressing them.
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