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cover one's ass

To make preparations or take precautions to ensure that one is not blamed or punished for one's conduct.
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Submitted on September 01, 2009

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The phrase "cover one's ass" can be translated to Dutch as "jezelf indekken" or "jezelf beschermen".

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