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cover ground

Deal with or accomplish in a certain way, as in This history text covers the ground quite well . [Late 1800s] Also see cover the field .
Go a given extent or considerable distance, especially at a satisfactory speed. For example, She really knows how to cover ground with her studies , or This outfielder covers a lot of ground . [Early 1800s]

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Also, cover the ground or a lot of ground .

Not much on looks, Bill, but a cayuse don't cover ground on his looks.

I enclose a note of my own, which, with Marcy friendly, ought to cover ground enough.

The results obtained from the simplest machinery can be made to cover ground which is truly artistic.

It was an immense pile, and seemed to cover ground enough for a moderate-sized town.

They are sharp and they can cover ground faster than we can in the woods.

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