报喜不报忧

报喜不报忧
bàobàoyōu

to report only the good news, not the bad news

3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to report only the good news, not the bad news

    • He always reports the good news but not the bad news.

  2. verb

    to hold back unpleasant news

    • He always reports good news but not bad news.

  3. verb

    to sweep bad news under the carpet

    • He always reports good news but never mentions bad news.

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A hand grasping a submissive person represents responding with reward or punishment.

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