cover someone's ass

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Verb

cover someone's ass (third-person singular simple present covers someone's ass, present participle covering someone's ass, simple past and past participle covered someone's ass)

(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.
- 2004 September 14, Jim Drinkard; Dave Moniz, “Secretary: Memos are forgeries”, in USA Today:
  Killian kept the files because "he was trying to cover his ass," Via said. "He was always worried something would come back on him."

Usage notes

Usually used reflexively (cover one's ass)

Derived terms

CYA

Translations

ensure that a person is not blamed or punished

Hebrew: כיסה את התחת‎ (kisá et hatáḥat)
Italian: pararsi il culo
Spanish: cubrirse las espaldas, cuidarse el pellejo

References

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