smooth over a fault

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.