businessintermediateuniversal
Le echaron tierra al problema.
/leh eh-CHAR-on TEH-rrah al pro-BLEH-mah/
They swept the problem under the rug.
Literal translation
They threw dirt on the problem.
When to use it
Used when a problem is ignored or hidden instead of being addressed. Common in Spain and Latin America.
In conversation
—El error en los estados financieros nunca se corrigió. —Le echaron tierra al problema.
“—The error in the financial statements was never fixed. —They swept the problem under the rug.”