Whitewash

Whitewash:

 

Definition:

Cover up the truth.

 

Example 1:

I don’t trust Ali’s story.  I think it’s whitewash.

I don’t trust Ali’s story.  I think it’s covering up the truth.

Example 2:

 

He must be whitewashing, that statement sounds unbelievable.

He must be covering up the truth, that statement sounds unbelievable.

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