"cover someone's back" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: covers someone's back [present, singular, third-person], covering someone's back [participle, present], covered someone's back [participle, past], covered someone's back [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} cover someone's back (third-person singular simple present covers someone's back, present participle covering someone's back, simple past and past participle covered someone's back)
  1. Alternative form of have someone's back Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: have someone's back
    Sense id: en-cover_someone's_back-en-verb-AQCNIuaW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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