English

Verb

gloss over ‎(third-person singular simple present glosses over, present participle glossing over, simple past and past participle glossed over)

1. (transitive, idiomatic) To cover up a mistake or a crime; to hush up or whitewash.

   They glossed over the problem, hoping that the customers wouldn't notice.

2. (transitive, idiomatic) To treat something with less care than it deserves; to skimp.

   This book only glosses over quantum mechanics, and doesn't go into detail.