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to cover one's ass
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Действовать для того, чтобы избежать вины или ответственности за что-то или предотвратить негативные последствия
to save a person from receiving criticism, punishment, blame, etc.
Dialect
American
American![to [cover] {one's} [ass] definition and meaning](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/44510/original/?type=jpeg "to [cover] {one's} [ass] definition and meaning")
Idiom
Offensive
Примеры
Politicians do n't care about the outcome of the vote, they just care about covering their asses.
After the project failed, he tried to cover his ass by blaming his team and documenting their alleged mistakes.
