2012年4月21日星期六

hush up, following suit, rootiout wrongdoing


Wal-Mart Hushed Up Vast Mexican Bribery Case

Confronted with evidence of widespread corruption in Mexico, top Wal-Mart executives focused more on damage control than on rooting out wrongdoing, an examination by The New York Times found.

Merkel backs President Wulff as he prepares to address criticism

Hours before German President Christian Wulff is scheduled to address allegations he tried to hush up a loan scandal, Chancellor Merkel has given her backing. Other politicians, however, are not following suit.




hush up
Keep from public knowledge, suppress mention of. For example, They tried to hush up the damaging details. [First half of 1600s]

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