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covers oneself in glory

covers oneself in glory is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cover oneself in glory.

Meaning of cover oneself in glory

Verb

cover oneself in glory (third-person singular simple present covers oneself in glory, present participle covering oneself in glory, simple past and past participle covered oneself in glory)

  1. To make a good impression.
    • Barack Obama, the World's Greatest Orator (™all news organisations), didn't exactly cover himself in glory when the BBC's political editor Nick Robinson asked him a question about who was to blame for the financial crisis.2009 April 2, John Crace, “The question that flummoxed the great orator”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Questions about covers oneself in glory

What is covers oneself in glory the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Covers oneself in glory is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cover oneself in glory.

Words near covers oneself in glory in the dictionary

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

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