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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in two shakes of a lamb's tail What does "in two shakes of a lamb's tail" mean?	very quickly	I promised that I would meet my friend in two shakes of a lamb's tail.
sit on one's hands What does "sit on one's hands" mean?	to do nothing, to fail to help	Our supervisor sat on his hands and refused to help us with our problem.
in heaven What does "in heaven" mean?	in a state of absolute happiness, dead and in heaven	I felt that I was in heaven when I learned that I would get the job that I wanted.
to be broad in the beam What does "to be broad in the beam" mean?	to have wide hips or large buttocks	The woman in the store was broad in the beam.
all told What does "all told" mean?	including everything/everyone, totaled up	All told, there were at least twelve candidates for the job.

die with one`s boots on What does "die with one`s boots on" mean?	to die while still active in one`s work or while doing a job	The man worked hard all his life and died with his boots on when he had a heart attack at the factory.
deep-six (something) What does "deep-six (something)" mean?	to throw away something, to dispose of something	I decided to deep-six the videos as I did not want them any longer.
slip away/off/out What does "slip away/off/out" mean?	to go away or escape quietly or in secret	I slipped away after my class and got something to eat.
dough What does "dough" mean?	money; cash.	Where'd you get the dough to pay for that TV?

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Paper Over The Cracks (in/of Something) Idiom