cover someone (up)

  • 1cover someone's ass — verb To make preparations or take precautions to ensure that a person is not blamed or punished for his or her conduct. Killian kept the files because he was trying to cover his ass, Via said. He was always worried something would come back on… …

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  • 2cover — cov|er1 [ kʌvər ] verb transitive *** ▸ 1 put something over something else ▸ 2 be all over something ▸ 3 include and deal with ▸ 4 report/describe ▸ 5 provide insurance ▸ 6 have enough money for ▸ 7 travel a distance ▸ 8 perform someone else s… …

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  • 3cover */*/*/ — I UK [ˈkʌvə(r)] / US [ˈkʌvər] verb [transitive] Word forms cover : present tense I/you/we/they cover he/she/it covers present participle covering past tense covered past participle covered 1) cover or cover over or cover up to put one thing over… …

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  • 4cover — [[t]kʌ̱və(r)[/t]] ♦ covers, covering, covered 1) VERB If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it. [V n with n] Cover the casserole with a tight fitting lid... [V n] He whimpered and co …

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  • 5Someone Should Tell You — Infobox Single Name = Someone Should Tell You Artist = Lemar from Album = The Truth About Love Released = 20 November, 2006 Format = CD single Digital download Recorded = 2006 Genre = R B/Soul Length = 3:43 Label = Sony Music Writer = Paul Barry… …

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  • 6Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin — SSLYBY in concert in Moscow, Russia. Background information Origin Springfield, Missouri …

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  • 7cover — ► VERB 1) put something over or in front of (someone or something) so as to protect or conceal. 2) spread or extend over. 3) deal with. 4) travel (a specified distance). 5) (of money) be enough to pay for. 6) (of insurance) protect against a… …

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  • 8Someone in Control — Studio album by Trapt Released September 13, 2005 …

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  • 9cover — cov·er 1 vt 1: insure this policy cover s other family drivers 2: to give protection against or compensation or indemnification for doesn t cover flood damage vi: to obtain cover …

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  • 10cover up something — cover up (something) to keep something secret or hidden. Others accused her of covering up her financial dealings. I was amazed that the building contractors we hired tried to cover up the problems they had. Etymology: based on the literal… …

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