"cover all of one's bases" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: covers all of one's bases [present, singular, third-person], covering all of one's bases [participle, present], covered all of one's bases [participle, past], covered all of one's bases [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=cover all of one's bases}} cover all of one's bases (third-person singular simple present covers all of one's bases, present participle covering all of one's bases, simple past and past participle covered all of one's bases)
  1. Alternative form of cover one's bases Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: cover one's bases
    Sense id: en-cover_all_of_one's_bases-en-verb-jv5B4RDQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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