Paper Over The Cracks (in/of Something) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Paper Over The Cracks (in/of Something) Idiom mean?

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paper over the cracks (in/of something) What does paper over the cracks (in/of something) mean?	to try to hide faults or difficulties	Our boss is trying to paper over the cracks in the office and will not deal with the problems of the staff.
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over the short run/haul What does "over the short run/haul" mean?	for the immediate future	Over the short run using the old computer should be adequate to do our job.

one of those things What does "one of those things" mean?	something is unfortunate but it must be accepted	My aunt's sudden illness is one of those things and there is nothing we can do about it.
nothing to complain about What does "nothing to complain about" mean?	everything is all right	I told my boss that I had nothing to complain about regarding my job.
knock (someone or something) out What does "knock (someone or something) out" mean?	make someone unconscious, make something unworkable or unusable	The storm last night knocked out power in most of the town.
ticket What does "ticket" mean?	license; driver's license.	"Ticket to Ride" (song title).
dragster What does "dragster" mean?	car for drag racing
honor a check What does "honor a check" mean?	accept someone's personal check	The store refused to honor the check that I tried to give them.
family jewels What does "family jewels" mean?	testicles.	Careful with the family jewels.

a crick in one's neck What does "a crick in one's neck" mean?	a painful cramp in one's neck	I woke up this morning with a crick in my neck.
Set in stone What does "Set in stone" mean?	If something is set in stone, it cannot be changed or altered.
Grey matter What does "Grey matter" mean?	Grey/gray matter is the human brain.
drop by the wayside What does "drop by the wayside" mean?	to give up or fail before the finish of something	Many runners dropped by the wayside during the marathon.
come out with (something) What does "come out with (something)" mean?	to say something, to make something known	The child has recently come out with many strange and funny expressions.

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Paper Over The Cracks (in/of Something) Idiom