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from cover to coverAll the way to the last page.Rate it:

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cover upTo conceal or disguise.Rate it:

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break coverUsed other than as an idiom. to come out of hiding; to become visible.Rate it:

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blow someone's coverTo reveal that one has fabricated or deliberately misrepresented one's own behavior, situation, or identity for an ulterior motive.Rate it:

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blow someone's coverTo reveal that someone's behavior, situation, or identity has been fabricated or deliberately misrepresented for an ulterior motive.Rate it:

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break coverto disclose one's real thoughts and intentions.Rate it:

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cover girla girl (often a female model) whose picture appears on magazine covers; also specifically refers to a female spokesperson for CoverGirl, an American cosmetics brandRate it:

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cover one's assTo make preparations or take precautions to ensure that one is not blamed or punished for one's conduct.Rate it:

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cover one's basesTo be thorough; to prepare thoroughly or completely.Rate it:

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cover one's feetto lower one's garment, especially to urinate or defecate.Rate it:

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cover someone's assTo make preparations or take precautions to ensure that a person is not blamed or punished for his or her conduct.Rate it:

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no coverWithout a cover charge.Rate it:

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take coverTo shelter oneselfRate it:

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you can't judge a book by its coverIt is not possible to make reliable judgments about things or people by considering external appearances alone.Rate it:

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you can't tell a book by its coverAlternative form of you can't judge a book by its cover.Rate it:

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bloody upTo make bloody; to cover in bloodRate it:

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foreign ministerPolitical or official representative person of one country in another country.Rate it:

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your objection is simply 'a smoke screen':Your response does not in any manner address the subject of the discussion, rather presents language designed to 'cover-up', disguise, deny existence of the problem, insert dissimilar subject matter to defer focus on the actual subject at hand!Rate it:

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earth upTo cover the stem or leaves of plants with soil, as to encourage root growth or protect from cold.Rate it:

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an umbrella policyReference insurance terminology. An additional protection beyond the basic policy to cover the unusual, the vastly unpredictable, in a loss or damage incident.Rate it:

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gloss overTo cover up a mistake or a crime; to hush up or whitewash.Rate it:

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oil upto lubricate with oil, to cover or smear with oilRate it:

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Bim, BEM, BumRetro art composition; composition stereotypical for the cover art of mid-20th-century science fiction pulp magazines.Rate it:

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black outTo censor or cover up.Rate it:

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black outTo censor or cover up by writing over with black ink.Rate it:

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block outto cover something, so as to make it impossible to see.Rate it:

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brush under the carpetTo hide, cover up or overlook something, usually a negative thingRate it:

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by the bookIn a manner which adheres strictly to rules, legal requirements, or official procedures.Rate it:

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by-the-bookAdhering strictly to rules, legal requirements, or official procedures.Rate it:

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Can't Fight City HallThe under authority person cannot do anything against an administrative system, there is no way to win the struggle against official procedureRate it:

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cargo-200the code word referring to casualties for transportation in the Soviet and modern Russian military. In its official meaning, Cargo 200 refers to bodies contained in zinc-lined coffins, but in military context this code word can be used for dead bodies as they are transported from the battlefield.Rate it:

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circle the wagonsTo draw a wagon train into a circle to allow the wagons to provide cover when under attack.Rate it:

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cream upto cover with creamRate it:

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do overTo cover with; to smear or spread on to.Rate it:

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drown outTo cover, obscure, or hide by being louder than.Rate it:

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faceless bureaucratA stereotypical anonymous, interchangeable and unaccountable government official.Rate it:

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faire ses fraisTo cover one’s expenses.Rate it:

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get downTo duck or take cover, usually to avoid harm. Commonly used as a caution or warning in the imperative.Rate it:

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go farTo cover significant expenses.Rate it:

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grease paymentA bribe or extorted money, usually relatively small in amount, provided to a low-level government official or business person, in order to expedite a business decision, shipment, or other transaction, especially in a country where such payments are not unusual.Rate it:

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hold courtTo preside in a formal manner over an official assembly of courtiers and others in which entertainment is presented or affairs of state are considered.Rate it:

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in album referre (De Or. 2. 12. 52)to record in the official tablets (Annales maximi).Rate it:

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in the line of dutyAs part of or while performing official duties, usually of the military or police personnel, or of government officials.Rate it:

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lather upTo lather; to cover with sudsRate it:

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leave nothing to the imaginationTo cover or hide very little or nothing.Rate it:

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lube upTo cover or coat in lubricant.Rate it:

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lubrication paymentA bribe or extorted money, usually relatively small in amount, provided to a low-level government official or business person, in order to expedite a business decision, shipment, or other transaction, especially in a country where such payments are not unusual.Rate it:

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Main StreetThe generic street name (and often the official name) of the primary retail street of a village, town, or small city in the United States, Canada, Ireland, some parts of Scotland and also in some countries in central Europe.Rate it:

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mist overTo cover as if with a mist.Rate it:

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munere fungi, muneri praeesseto perform official duties.Rate it:

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