| 单词 | to cover a person's arse |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto cover a person's arse (also ass, etc.) b. to cover a person's arse (also ass, etc.): to protect or guard a person against potential attack (sometimes literally from behind); (also) to support or assist a person; cf. to cover a person's back at Additions 1a. ΚΠ 1982 P. Matthews & C. Matthews Empire xiv. 175 Fanti felt that he could relax a little. He could operate without fear from now on, with Will Cole there to cover his ass. 1991 Toronto Star (Nexis) 7 Jan. (Final ed.) (Letter section) a12 Landlords..fully expected their Liberal and Conservative buddies would cover their butts by allowing huge rent increases. 2017 Daily Mirror (Ireland ed.) (Nexis) 23 Oct. 10 They [sc. the bankers] have been running rings around the Government since we wrote them a €64billion cheque to cover their arses when the economy imploded. < as lemmas |
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