smooth over a fault
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǎ NGU ò sh ì f ē I, meaning to cover up mistakes. From preface to thirty essays.
The origin of Idioms
Li Guangtian's preface to thirty essays: "they want to possess everything. They don't use their hands to create, but to cover up their mistakes."
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate, attribute, or object.
smooth over a fault
distinguish between truth and falsehood - míng biàn shì fēi
evoke memories of the past while living in the present - fǔ jīn sī xī
i find myself not up to the honor accorded me - dāng zhī yǒu kuì
Three words do not depart from one's profession - sān jù huà bù lí běn háng