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cover someone's back
idiom
to defend and support someone, or protect them from blame or criticism:
For every person attacking me I know there are ten more covering my back.
There hasn't been time to build up trust, and you don't know if people are going to cover your back.
Your job is to cover your client's back.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Defending and protecting
air defence
anti-bug
anti-mosquito
baby
bandobast
cocoon
defensive
duck and coveridiom
embedded
featherbedding
fight back
foot patrol
hedge
insulate
poisonous
security light
self-protective
self-protectiveness
shelter
sheltered
cover your back
idiom(alsocover your own back)
to do something protect yourself from blame or criticism:
He was a bad manager, he failed, and now he's trying to cover his back.
We need to cover our backs in case anything goes wrong.
Someone might lie to protect a loved one or to cover their own back.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Defending and protecting
air defence
anti-bug
anti-mosquito
baby
bandobast
cocoon
defensive
duck and coveridiom
embedded
featherbedding
fight back
foot patrol
hedge
insulate
poisonous
security light
self-protective
self-protectiveness
shelter
sheltered
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