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covered someone's ass

covered someone's ass is the simple past and past participle of cover someone's ass.

Meaning of cover someone's ass

Verb

cover someone's ass (third-person singular simple present covers someone's ass, present participle covering someone's ass, simple past and past participle covered someone's ass)

  1. (Canada, US, idiomatic, vulgar) To make preparations or take precautions to ensure that a person is not blamed or punished for his or her conduct.
    • Killian kept the files because "he was trying to cover his ass," Via said. "He was always worried something would come back on him."2004 September 14, Jim Drinkard, Dave Moniz, “Secretary: Memos are forgeries”, in USA Today

Questions about covered someone's ass

What is covered someone's ass the simple past and past participle of?
Covered someone's ass is the simple past and past participle of cover someone's ass.

Words near covered someone's ass in the dictionary

  1. covered one's bases
  2. covered one's feet
  3. covered one's tracks
  4. covered oneself in glory
  5. covered shorts
  6. covered someone's ass
  7. covered the buckle
  8. covered the waterfront
  9. covered up
  10. covered wagon
  11. covered wagons

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