"cover all the bases" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: covers all the bases [present, singular, third-person], covering all the bases [participle, present], covered all the bases [participle, past], covered all the bases [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=cover all the bases}} cover all the bases (third-person singular simple present covers all the bases, present participle covering all the bases, simple past and past participle covered all the 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_the_bases-en-verb-jv5B4RDQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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