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"ref": "2004 September 14, Jim Drinkard, Dave Moniz, “Secretary: Memos are forgeries”, in USA Today",
"text": "Killian kept the files because \"he was trying to cover his ass,\" Via said. \"He was always worried something would come back on him.\"",
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"(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."
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"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "kisá et hatáḥat",
"sense": "ensure that a person is not blamed or punished",
"word": "כיסה את התחת"
},
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "ensure that a person is not blamed or punished",
"word": "pararsi il culo"
},
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "ensure that a person is not blamed or punished",
"word": "cubrirse las espaldas"
},
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "ensure that a person is not blamed or punished",
"word": "cuidarse el pellejo"
}
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"roman": "kisá et hatáḥat",
"sense": "ensure that a person is not blamed or punished",
"word": "כיסה את התחת"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "ensure that a person is not blamed or punished",
"word": "pararsi il culo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "ensure that a person is not blamed or punished",
"word": "cubrirse las espaldas"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "ensure that a person is not blamed or punished",
"word": "cuidarse el pellejo"
}
],
"word": "cover someone's ass"
}
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