cover one's back
оградить себя от грядущих неприятностей
Unfortunately Mr. Quirk was not able to cover his back when dealing with the racketeers.
Другие идиомы:
- back down (from someone or something)
- have one's back to the wall
- back down
- stab (someone) in the back
- cover for (someone)
- put one's back into (something)
- give (someone) the shirt off one's back
- back to square one
- get off (someone's) back
- on (someone's) back
- cover up (something)
- break the back of (something)
- behind (someone's) back
- back-to-back
- back out (of something)