smooth over a fault
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ǔ Gu ò sh ì f ē I, which means to cover up a fault. It comes from Volume 16 of Sui Yuan Shi Hua by Yuan Mei of Qing Dynasty.
Analysis of Idioms
[synonym]: over writing
The origin of Idioms
The 16th volume of Suiyuan Shihua written by Yuan Mei in Qing Dynasty: "the literati's pen and ink often make up for people's mistakes."
Idiom usage
It means to cover up a fault.
Chinese PinYin : bǔ guò shì fēi
smooth over a fault
power capable of saving a desperate situation. huí tiān zhī lì
have grandiose aims but puny abilities. yǎn gāo shǒu dī
happy ending without happy beginning. yù yáng xiān yì
iron walls and brass partitions. tiě bì tóng qiáng