paper over
English
Etymology
Suggesting the use of wallpaper to cover defects on a wall.
Verb
- (transitive, figuratively) To superficially hide or disguise (a problem or a defect) without addressing it; to provide a veneer of normality or success.
- 2014, Patric Chovanec, at Bloomberg, China's Runaway Train is Running Out of Track
- Runaway lending continues, bad debts mount even higher, and the need for more cash to paper over losses becomes that much more acute.
- 2014, Patric Chovanec, at Bloomberg, China's Runaway Train is Running Out of Track
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