fare da paravento

== Italian == === Etymology === Literally, “do as a facade”. === Verb === fàre da paravento (first-person singular present fàccio da paravento, first-person singular past historic féci da paravento, past participle fàtto da paravento, first-person singular imperfect facévo da paravento, second-person singular imperative fài da paravento or fà' da paravento, auxiliary avére) (idiomatic) to cover up or paper over the mistakes or irregularities [with a ‘of someone’]