She was able to cover her tracks up so that they couldn't pin the charges on her.
•It's easy to cover up your tracks when the investigators botch their job.
•The robber failed to cover his tracks.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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cover — 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… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cover */*/*/ — 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… … English dictionary
cover — /ˈkʌvə / (say kuvuh) verb (t) 1. to put something over or upon as for protection or concealment. 2. to be or serve as a covering for; extend over; occupy the surface of. 3. to put a cover or covering on; clothe. 4. to put one s hat on (one s… …
cover up — {v.}, {informal} 1. To hide something wrong or bad from attention. * /The spy covered up his picture taking by pretending to be just a tourist./ * /A crooked banker tried to cover up his stealing some of the bank s money by starting a fire to… … Dictionary of American idioms
cover up — {v.}, {informal} 1. To hide something wrong or bad from attention. * /The spy covered up his picture taking by pretending to be just a tourist./ * /A crooked banker tried to cover up his stealing some of the bank s money by starting a fire to… … Dictionary of American idioms
cover\ up — v informal 1. To hide something wrong or bad from attention. The spy covered up his picture taking by pretending to be just a tourist. A crooked banker tried to cover up his stealing some of the bank s money by starting a fire to destroy the… … Словарь американских идиом
cover — verb 1》 put something on top of or in front of (something) in order to protect or conceal it. ↘envelop in a layer of something. 2》 extend over (an area). 3》 deal with (a subject). ↘(of a rule or law) apply to. 4》 travel (a specified… … English new terms dictionary
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