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cover the waterfront

[cover the waterfront] {v. phr.} To talk or write all about something; talk about something all possible ways. * /The principal pretty well covered the waterfront on student behavior./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

under cover

[under cover] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} Hidden; concealed. * /The prisoners escaped under cover of darkness./ * /He kept his invention under cover until it was patented./ Compare: [UNDER WRAPS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

cover-up

[cover-up] {n.}, {slang} A plan or excuse to escape blame or punishment; lie, alibi. * /When the men robbed the bank, their cover-up was to dress like policemen./ * /Joe's […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

take cover

[take cover] {v. phr.} To seek shelter or protection. * /The rain began so suddenly that we had to take cover in a doorway./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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