Cover (one's) back In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "cover (one's) back", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Rachel Chau calendar 2021-07-01 12:07

Meaning of Cover (one's) back

Synonyms:

cover one's ass , Cover one's rear , Cover one's backside

Cover (one's) back American British verb phrase

If you cover your back, you foresee you being accused of or blamed for bad consequences and do something to avoid that.

The boy covered his back by blaming the cat for breaking his mother's favorite vase.

David would do anything to cover his back despite telling lies.

Anne has used a special website for rewriting her friend's essay to cover her back from plagiarism.

Other phrases about:

The author of your own misfortune
to be blamed because of one's own problem
Just Fell Off the Turnip Truck

Used to describe someone who is naive, gullible, inexperienced, easily fooled, ignorant, unsophisticated, etc.

with a flea in your ear

A harsh reproof

a bad excuse is better than none

If you offer an excuse regardless of how silly or ridiculous it is, it is more likely that others might accept it than no excuse at all.

sing like a canary

To provide the police or authorities with information to expose someone’s wrongdoings

Grammar and Usage of Cover (one's) back

Verb Forms

  • covered one's back
  • Covers one's back
  • Covering one's back
  • Possessive Adjectives

    • cover her back
    • cover his back
    • cover my back
    • cover their backs
    • Cover your back
    • Cover its back
    • cover our back

The verb "cover" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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