欲蓋彌彰

yùgàimízhāng

the more one tries to hide, the more one is exposed; try to cover up a misdeed, only to make it more conspicuous; protest too much

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trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom); A cover up only makes matters worse.

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欲蓋彌彰|欲盖弥彰 [yù gài mí zhāng] ► trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom); A cover up only makes matters worse.