Idioms for paper
- in written or printed form.
- in theory rather than in practice.
- existing only in a preliminary state; in a plan or design: The university building program is still only on paper.
on paper,
Origin of paper
OTHER WORDS FROM paper
pa·per·less, adjective pa·per·like, adjective re·pa·per, verb (used with object) un·pa·pered, adjectiveWords nearby paper
papaw,
papaya,
papeete,
papelera,
papen,
paper,
paper birch,
paper chase,
paper chromatography,
paper clip,
paper cutter
British Dictionary definitions for paper over (1 of 2)
paper over
verb
(tr, adverb)
to conceal (something controversial or unpleasant)
British Dictionary definitions for paper over (2 of 2)
paper
/ (ˈpeɪpə) /
noun
adjective
verb
See also
paper over
Derived forms of paper
paperer, nounWord Origin for paper
C14: from Latin
papyrus
Idioms and Phrases with paper over (1 of 2)
paper over
Also, paper over the cracks. Repair superficially, conceal, especially flaws. For example, He used some accounting gimmicks to paper over a deficit, or It was hardly a perfect settlement, but they decided to paper over the cracks. The German statesman Otto von Bismarck first used this analogy in a letter in 1865, and the first recorded example in English, in 1910, referred to it. The allusion is to covering cracked plaster with wallpaper, thereby improving its appearance but not the underlying defect.
Idioms and Phrases with paper over (2 of 2)
paper