to cover a lot of ground

  • 1cover a lot of ground — {v. phr.} To process a great deal of information and various facts. * /Professor Brown s thorough lecture on asteroids covered a lot of ground today./ …

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  • 2cover a lot of ground — {v. phr.} To process a great deal of information and various facts. * /Professor Brown s thorough lecture on asteroids covered a lot of ground today./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 3cover a lot of ground — • cover much ground • cover a lot of ground 1) to travel a certain distance; 2) to deal with many different subjects. I ll try to cover all the ground in a short speech of half an hour. Source: (Arakin 4, 79) …

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  • 4cover a lot of ground — To make good progress • • • Main Entry: ↑ground …

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  • 5cover\ a\ lot\ of\ ground — v. phr. To process a great deal of information and various facts. Professor Brown s thorough lecture on asteroids covered a lot of ground today …

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  • 6cover much ground — • cover much ground • cover a lot of ground 1) to travel a certain distance; 2) to deal with many different subjects. I ll try to cover all the ground in a short speech of half an hour. Source: (Arakin 4, 79) …

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  • 7ground — 1 /graUnd/ noun EARTH SURFACE 1 (U) the surface of the earth: The leaf slowly fluttered to the ground. | The air raids were followed by military action on the ground. | below/above ground: miners working 10 hour shifts below ground compare floor… …

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  • 8cover — 1 verb (T) 1 PUT STH OVER STH also cover up to put something over the top of something in order to hide or protect it: Cover the pan when the sauce boils and let it simmer. | cover sth with sth: They covered the tables with clean white cloths. 2… …

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  • 9cover — cov|er1 W1S1 [ˈkʌvə US ər] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(hide/protect)¦ 2¦(layer)¦ 3¦(include)¦ 4¦(distance)¦ 5¦(area)¦ 6¦(news)¦ 7¦(money)¦ 8¦(insurance)¦ 9¦(guns)¦ 10¦(sport)¦ …

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  • 10cover\ ground — • cover (the) ground v. phr. 1. To go a distance; travel. Mr. Rogers likes to travel in planes, because they cover ground so quickly. 2. informal To move over an area at a speed that is pleasing; move quickly over a lot of ground. The new… …

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