- ˌhush sth ˈup
- phrasal verb
if someone in authority hushes something up, they try to keep it secret
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ˌhush sth ˈup
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hush something up — ˌhush sthˈup derived to hide information about a situation because you do not want people to know about it • He claimed that the whole affair had been hushed up by the council. Main entry: ↑hushderived … Useful english dictionary
hush — hush1 [hʌʃ] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: husht silent, hushed (15 19 centuries), from husht a word used to tell people to keep quiet] 1.) hush spoken used to tell people to be quiet or to comfort a child who is crying or upset ▪ Hush, now. Try to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hush — 1 verb 1 hush! spoken used to tell people to be quiet or to comfort a child who is crying or upset: Hush, now. Try to get to sleep. 2 (T) to make someone stop shouting, talking, crying etc 3 (I) to stop shouting, talking etc hush sth up phrasal… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hush — [hʌʃ] verb I 1) [I] spoken used for telling someone to be quiet Hush! You ll wake the baby![/ex] 2) [I] spoken used for trying to calm someone who is upset Hush, sweetheart, it s OK now.[/ex] 3) [I/T] to stop talking, crying, or making noise, or… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
money — currency and coin that are guaranteed as legal tender by the government, a regulatory agency or bank. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary at the money out of the money in the money NYSE Euronext Glossary * * * money mon‧ey [ˈmʌni] noun … Financial and business terms
fall — fall1 W1S1 [fo:l US fo:l] v past tense fell [fel] past participle fallen [ˈfo:lən US ˈfo:l ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move downwards)¦ 2¦(stop standing/walking etc)¦ 3¦(decrease)¦ 4¦(become)¦ 5¦(belong to a group)¦ 6 fall short of something 7 fall victim/prey… … Dictionary of contemporary English
money — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big ▪ There is big money in golf for the top players. ▪ easy ▪ He started stealing as a way of making easy money. ▪ bonus … Collocations dictionary
money — mon|ey W1S1 [ˈmʌni] n [U] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: moneie, from Latin moneta mint, money , from Moneta, name given to Juno, the goddess in whose temple the ancient Romans produced money] 1.) what you earn by working and can use to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
scandal — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great, major ▪ current, recent ▪ national, public ▪ abuse … Collocations dictionary
sweep something under the carpet — HIDE, conceal, suppress, hush up, keep quiet about, censor, gag, withhold, cover up, stifle. → sweep * * * sweep something under the carpet phrase to try to avoid dealing with a problem You can’t just sweep these issues under the carpet.… … Useful english dictionary
