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Sweep it under the rug
You sweep something under the rug if you are ignoring a problem or mistake and hope nobody will notice. This idiom draws from the image of sweeping the dirt on your floor under a rug instead of picking it up and dealing with it properly.Instead of recalling the broken product, they swept the problem under the rug and left it on the shelves.
Sweep you off your feet
The idiom he swept me off my feet describes a romance where you it all happens very fast, and you are overwhelmed emotionally, but in a good way.When my husband and I first met, he swept me off my feet!
The ship has sailed
The idiom the ship has sailed dates to the 19th-century and means a missed opportunity. When ships sailed they used to move with the winds and the tides, so they could not turn back for any missed passengers. So if your ship has sailed, you've lost the moment to make an action or a decision.He overslept and did not make it to the event, so that ship has sailed.
The shoe is on the other foot
The idiom the shoe is on the other foot originated in the mid-19th century as the boot is on the other leg. It means that two people have reversed roles or circumstances, usually someone gaining or losing a position of power.Boots and shoes did not originally have left or right sides, so this idiom dates back to when manufacturers made different shoes for left and right sides, so having a shoe on the wrong foot would be uncomfortable.
He changed jobs and found he was now the manager of his old boss, so the shoe is on the other foot.