- ˌgloss ˈover sth
- phrasal verb
to ignore or avoid unpleasant facts
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ˌgloss ˈover sth
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gloss over something — ˌgloss ˈover sth derived to avoid talking about sth unpleasant or embarrassing by not dealing with it in detail • to gloss over a problem • He glossed over any splits in the party. Main entry: ↑glossderived … Useful english dictionary
gloss — gloss1 [glɔs US glo:s, gla:s] n [Sense: 1 2, 5 6; Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language.] [Sense: 3 4; Date: 1500 1600; : Old French; Origin: glose, from Latin glossa unusual word that needs explaining , from Greek,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
gloss — 1 noun 1 (singular, uncountable) shiny brightness on a surface: shoes shined to a high gloss | The gloss had gone from her dark hair. 2 (singular, uncountable) a pleasant appearance of something, which is better than the truth: The General s… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
gloss — [glɒs] noun I 1) [singular/U] the shiny surface of something 2) [U] gloss paint 3) [C] a short explanation of what something means II verb [T] gloss [glɒs] to give an explanation of a word or a piece of writing • gloss over sth … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
play something down — MAKE LIGHT OF, make little of, gloss over, de emphasize, downplay, understate; soft pedal, tone down, diminish, trivialize, underrate, underestimate, undervalue; disparage, belittle, scoff at, sneer at, shrug off; … Useful english dictionary
paint — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ thick, thin ▪ fresh ▪ old ▪ Old paint was chipping off the outside walls. ▪ dry … Collocations dictionary
varnish — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clear, transparent ▪ gloss, glossy ▪ discoloured/discolored ▪ The painting was obscured by discoloured/discolored varnish and a heavy layer of grime … Collocations dictionary
