Fast growth can help paper over valuation or accounting worries, but in time they usually catch up.
It could also help paper over a potentially embarrassing rift from his days as mayor of New York.
The rekindling of the housing market and the rise in consumer borrowing is helping paper over the cracks for some.
It's made him rich and famous beyond his wildest dreams and helped paper over the sins of his past.
Indeed, this bought successive administrations political peace as debt-fueled consumption helped paper over the fact that incomes for the median household barely increased.
These and other omissions helped paper over Washington's views on slavery, including his hope that the institution would one day disappear.
For a long time Gordon Brown – de facto leader in both Scottish and UK terms – helped paper over the cracks, but that's no longer the case.
But there as elsewhere in the country, banks were all too willing to help paper over the growing gap by continuing to lend.
Easily available refinancing helped paper over a multitude of sins in the last few years, but the credit has dried up.
Sierra was all about helping Paper Boi level up, which in turn, would help her level up.
Paying for some smaller items with cash or a debit card will help paper checks to last longer, saving you some cost and inconvenience associated with re-ordering.
