- cover one's bases
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She eats a balanced diet, but takes vitamin pills anyway, to cover her bases.
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cover — 1 verb (T) 1 PUT STH OVER STH also cover up to put something over the top of something in order to hide or protect it: Cover the pan when the sauce boils and let it simmer. | cover sth with sth: They covered the tables with clean white cloths. 2… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
cover — cov•er [[t]ˈkʌv ər[/t]] v. t. 1) to be or serve as a covering for; extend over: Snow covered the fields[/ex] 2) to place something over or upon, as for protection, concealment, or warmth 3) to provide with a covering: Cover the pot with a… … From formal English to slang
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