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gloss over
verb
- to hide under a deceptively attractive surface or appearance
- to deal with (unpleasant facts) rapidly and cursorily, or to omit them altogether from an account of something
Idioms and Phrases
Make attractive or acceptable by deception or superficial treatment. For example, His resum茅 glossed over his lack of experience , or She tried to gloss over the mistake by insisting it would make no difference . [Mid-1600s]Example Sentences
Bass glossed over questions about Caruso鈥檚 past criticisms of her, saying the 鈥済oal is restoring and healing this community.鈥
He was a serial sexual assaulter, a fact that is glossed over in the performative grieving of others.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel "will not gloss over the shocking scenes", and that action would be taken accordingly, without specifying what that would be.
The audience may feel some version of that in reverse, realizing the part we unwittingly played in glossing over Combs鈥 sins by upholding his celebrity.
In terms of texture, "Midas Man" has the look and feel of a made-for-television movie, particularly given the way that the film glosses over much of Epstein鈥檚 story and wholesale omits some aspects altogether.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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