文过饰非

Pinyin: wén guò shì fēi Usage: 联合式；作谓语、宾语、定语；含贬义 Explanation: 文、饰掩饰；过、非错误。用漂亮的言词掩饰自己的过失和错误。 Source: 《论语·子张》小人之过也必文。”《庄子·盗跖》辩足以饰非。”唐·刘知几《史通·惑经》岂与夫庸儒末学，文过饰非，使夫问者缄辞社口，怀疑不展，若斯而已哉？” Example: 其实错了就老实自己承认，倒是精神安泰的事情；～是最苦痛的勾当。★邹韬奋《论文、杂感、随笔·硬吞香蕉皮》 Riddle: 草稿；章草 Thesaurus Group:  make a cart behind closed doors, to cover up one's faults and refuse to listen to counsels, Whitewash, hide one's sickness for fear of treatment, smarted up shield a fault