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cover one's back

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.30 in modern English

Syllables
cov-er one's back
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To protect or look out for oneself.

Informal

Usage

Inflected Forms

covers one's back (present, singular) covering one's back (participle, present) covered one's back (participle, past) covered one's back (past)

Synonyms

cover one's backside cover one's behind cover one's rear cover one's ass cover one's arse

Questions

What does cover one's back mean?
To protect or look out for oneself.

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