cover one's ass

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Also, cover one's hide or oneself . Make excuses or otherwise take action to avoid being blamed, punished, or harmed. For example, The first thing you learn in the army is to cover your ass , or Jane is ingenious at finding ways to cover her hide . The first phrase, considered vulgar slang, dates from the 1960s; the variants are more polite.

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April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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