文过饰非

yī dàn fàn le cuò wén guò shì fēi shì yú chǔn de

一旦犯了错，文过饰非是愚蠢的。

It's silly to cover up your mistake once it is made.

bù yào wén guò shì fēi

不要文过饰非。

Don't try to gloss over your mistake.

fǎn duì pài shēng chēng zhè fèn bào gào wén guò shì fēi

反对派声称这份报告文过饰非。

The opposition claimed the report was a whitewash.

tā yòng dà jiā dōu zuò bì wèi zì jǐ de zuò bì xíng wéi wén guò shì fēi

他用大家都作弊为自己的作弊行为文过饰非。

He rationalized his cheating by saying that everyone else cheated.