gloss over sth - definition in British English Dictionary & Thesaurus

phrasal verb

Definition

to avoid considering something, such as an embarrassing mistake, to make it seem not important, and to quickly continue talking about something else

She glossed over the company's fall in profits.

The film was well researched, but it glossed over the important issues.

(Definition of gloss over sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Synonyms and related words:

to worry

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